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HomeMy WebLinkAbout033126 - 📻  KPTZ Spotlight 🎶 April 1-15_ 2026 🎤 Thanks for Your Support 📻ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Spring Has Sprung - Your Support Keeps KPTZ Growing <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/b51cf1ac-2a0a-24d9-6d02-f4ad66850074.jpg> WHAT’S NEW ON THE KPTZ AIRWAVES April 1-15, 2026 NEW PROGRAMS & TIMES ON KPTZ <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0738af4d-f8b6-c30d-a50d-7063fc5b8374.jpg> Hearts of Space - Now on Sundays from 10:00 to Midnight We are very excited to announce that the pioneering ambient music show, Hearts of Space, can now be heard on KPTZ on Sunday evenings from 10:00 pm to midnight, following Cats In Our Laps. Hearts of Space began as a San Francisco late night radio show in 1973, went national on public radio in 1983, and grew to almost 300 stations. Hosted by Stephen Hill, Hearts of Space is the world's most lovingly curated collection of Ambient, Space and Contemplative music from around the world and across centuries - a resource for calm, concentration and deep listening. This show comes to KPTZ from PRX - Public Radio Exchange. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/70caded9-ead8-d985-96ca-170e9f0af51c.jpg> Radio Cascadia - Now on Wednesdays from 8:00 to 9:00 pm A new live show, Radio Cascadia will feature alternative, folk, and singer-songwriter artists from the Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, Oregon and British Columbia - the area we romantically call Cascadia. Radio Cascadia celebrates these local artists with their passionate stories, told from the amazing environment we in the Pacific NW are blessed to experience every day. DJ Douglas Furr loves the process of discovering, perhaps, unheralded talent and bringing them to others who enjoy the vibe of our artist-neighbors. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/e9dc8e6b-794f-dde9-ea41-56ae1f3e307a.jpg> Northwest Passages - Now on Wednesdays at 5:20 pm Northwest Passages features books and poetry by Pacific NW authors, or stories about our lands, ranging from poetry by local poet laureates; classics like The Egg & I or The Canoe and Paddle, and contemporary works from local and other PNW authors. This show comes to KPTZ from KSQM. If you have suggestions on pieces to be included in upcoming episodes, contact producer and host Douglas Furr at douglasfurr@kptz.org <mailto:douglasfurr@kptz.org> Expanded Classical Music Programming on Sunday Mornings Sunday mornings will be your go-to radio home for excellent classical music programming. Classical Tones will be expanded by another hour to air from 7:00 to 9:00 am and Early Music will now be heard beginning at 9:00 am, followed by Unlaced Strings from 10:00 am to noon. The Opera Show can now be heard immediately following Unlaced Strings. New Show Times for Booklovers Cafe/Our Town and Our Working Waterfront/Community Tides Your favorite talk shows will be moving from their airings on Sunday between noon and 1:00 pm to new homes, in order to expand our Sunday morning Classical music programming. You can now find the Sunday airings of Booklovers Café and Our Town on alternating Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 5:30 pm. The Sunday airing of Our Working Waterfront and Community Tides will now be on alternating Saturdays at noon. You can still catch these excellent shows during their other airings on Tuesdays at 12:30 pm (Booklovers Cafe/Our Town) and 5:30 pm (Our Working Waterfront/Community Tides). <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/40eb57a5-9861-b567-1e87-2b51b268c7b8.jpg> Making Contact Moves to Tuesdays at 6:00 pm Making Contact will be moving from Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm to Tuesdays at 6:00 pm, replacing Bioneers. Making Contact is a radio show and podcast that digs into the story beneath the story - contextualizing the narratives that shape our culture. The Making Contact team produces stories on critical issues, including the environment, labor, economics, government accountability, health, and race. This show comes to KPTZ from PRX - Public Radio Exchange. LIVE MUSIC <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5023a8b2-393f-f514-99dc-c743461170e7.png> PISTIL, SHOECRAFT, AGGIE MILLER AND OK BUCKO Friday, April 3, 7pm Quilcene Lantern, 7360 Center Rd., Quilcene Join KPTZ for some great new music at one of our favorite venues. Pistil is a new band of local musicians from the Olympic Peninsula. Shoecraft is a singer/songwriter project from Everett. Aggie Miller comes from New York City, describing herself as if "St. Vincent and Sondheim went to Waffle House to split a big bowl of hashbrowns after seeing the traveling circus's final performance," and OK Bucko hails from Seattle. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/3e21382c-f905-8151-18fb-777082d09a4b.png> MARY FLOWER AND LEON COTTER Monday, April 6, 7:30pm Rainshadow Recording, Bldg. 315, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend Guitarist Mary Flower and saxophonist/clarinetist Leon Cotter get together to bring you their music in a cozy venue. Mary Flower's immense finger picking guitar and lap-slide prowess is soulful and meter-perfect, a deft blend of the inventive, the dexterous and the mesmerizing. Her supple honey-and-whiskey voice provides the perfect melodic accompaniment to each song's story. Leon is a saxist/clarinetist who has spent much of his career touring with the soul/blues band, the California Honeydrops. DAILY PROGRAMMING WEDNESDAY BRING YOUR RECORDS with host Larry Stein Wednesday 9:30-11 Before KPTZ I never had the opportunity to play music for our listeners. Now I’m hooked. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/6ac5e0db-77c1-546f-f697-c451b821927e.jpg> NATURE NOW Wednesday 12:30-1, Thursday 5:30-6, Saturday 12:30-1 The Nature Now team shares eclectic and authentically local news, insights and observations about the natural world around us. Anything that grabs the attention of the Nature Now team can be heard on these weekly shows: birds and bees, flowers and trees, the weather and the stars – everything from microscopic Salish Sea plankton to ecosystem dynamics in a changing world. April 1 Nan Evans interviews Carolyn Woods on a show called “Nighttime Tide Pooling”. April 8 Nan Evans interviews Chris Kelly on a show called “Deep Sea Beauty and Destruction”. April 15 Jackie Canterbury interviews Kurt Hoelting, “Apprentice to the Wild Book”. THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW Wednesday 1-3pm Features new to me music. VINYL VILLAGE with DJ host Jerry Osb <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5c2e61ea-d340-0f6b-68ac-173bcbe4f581.jpg> orne Wednesday 7-8pm MUSIC TO MY EARS with Dalana Wednesday 4-5pm with encore Saturday 1-2pm Incredible music you grew up with or grew to love! NORTHWEST PASSAGES Wednesday 5:20pm JAM SANDWICH with host DJ Eric Wednesday 6:30 to 8:00 pm <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0058f950-c45b-e312-2f31-d6c72057cdf3.jpg> Join DJ Eric on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 pm for Jam Sandwich, an eclectic mix of progressive rock, Americana, folk, and pop spanning from the 1960s to present day. Expect a generous helping of jam bands like Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, and Goose along with everything from The Beatles and Carole King to Leon Bridges and Avett Brothers. You'll also hear a sprinkling of artists from the Pacific Northwest. RADIO CASCADIA Wednesday 8-9pm SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC with host Jon Kertzer Wednesday 10pm-Midnight Musicology expert Jon Kertzer will share from his extensive archives of music and interviews from his many years in Seattle. THURSDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/ebf2b24e-01fb-e909-b191-49fb22c1eb0a.jpg> BREWOCRACY NOW Thursday 12:30-12:55pm PT City Manager John Mauro and KPTZ’s Taylor Clark, along with selected guests will be taking your questions, live! Please email your questions before 12:45 to dj@kptz.org <mailto:dj@kptz.org> . And, in case you can’t tune in live, you can hear the archived podcast later that day at kptz.org <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=fd5602eef6&e=eba4e3a8b6 > . BLUES JOURNEY with host Taylor Clark Thursday 1-3pm We will hear Blues and blues-related music. We will hear songs which are soulful because music is what feelings sound like. Every other week, there may also be some live Grateful Dead in the second hour. Taylor loves that stuff and he finds the Dead to be soothing – really. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/c790c0f4-2819-e9f7-7a2a-e3564b91e396.jpg> MIDLIFE CRISIS DANCE PARTY with host Ray Serebrin Thursday 3-5pm On the Midlife Crisis Dance Party we present no content on midlife, crises, or parties. Instead, we offer an exploration of time, magnetism and what happens when tiny robots are set loose in your bloodstream, plus your writings. Stories, The Worst Song of the Week, and diverse music to agitate and convulse dancers will be also be on offer. No masks, no shirts, and no shoes are required. Warning: This show is an acquired taste. Stories from the Midlife Crisis Podcasts are rolled out every Monday on the KPTZ.org home page. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/2047de32-979d-0f6a-bb45-df0699be3a04.jpg> IN THE GARDEN Thursday 6-6:30pm Featuring Master Gardeners Julia, Barbara, and Dianna, along with Food Bank Grower Mary Beth, In the Garden shares practical wisdom and science-based research on all things gardening in our maritime Pacific Northwest region. April is Native Plant Appreciation Month. Julia and Barbara raise awareness about the connection between native plants and native pollinators in the home garden, and discuss ways to offer nectar and pollen to beneficial wildlife. Dianna and Mary Beth explore the adventure of growing perennial vegetables, berries, and herbs. They cover how these crops can help suppress weeds, form ground covers, attract pollinators, and provide beauty in the garden — as well as produce long-term nutritious harvests. SOUNDINGS with host Gary Forbes Thursday 6:30-8:00 pm Gary Forbes always has a song knocking around in his head and now he's going to bring them to you! He’ll will pull tunes from a variety of traditions – rock, R and B, jazz, and Americana, following his ears down various rabbit holes to dig up musical gems from 50+ years of collecting. ALL OVER THE MAP with Kurt Munnich Thursday 8-9pm I try to share the music that moves me. Listen for interesting rhythms and strong emotions. You’ll hear a wide variety of music on my show. CHICKEN SCRATCH with DJ Tate Thursday 9-10pm <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/f314cf72-1003-b173-b192-0e91101c6543.jpg> DUDEBABE RADIO HOUR with host Rachel Thursday 10pm-midnight What is there to do on a Thursday night? Listen to dudebabe radio hour, that’s what! Join me, Rachel, every Thursday from 10pm to midnight for a vast variety of eclectic music, a lot of giggling, as well as local guests. Don't worry. It's totally worth it, no matter how tired you are for work the next day :P FRIDAY FLOATING BRIDGE with host Mark Stout 7:30-9:30am THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW with host Buzzy Donahue 9:30-11:30am Good old Rock and Roll. Turn it up or turn it off. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/91ea6309-237a-b416-e02f-895f47e4fffb.jpg> A JOURNEY ALONG THE SILK ROAD Friday 12:15pm and Tuesday 5:20pm Bill Porter, or Red Pine, is one of the world’s finest translators of Chinese Poetry and religious texts. Each week, Bill will bring you a series of enticing installments that we’re calling A Journey Along the Silk Road. So sit back and enjoy the Journey and lose yourself in the mystery of the Silk Road! COUNTY CONNECTIONS with host Jim Burke Friday, 12:30-12:55pm Join host Jim Burke and a rotating roster of County Commissioner co-hosts (Heather Dudley-Nolette, Heidi Eisenhour and Greg Brotherton) for discussions about what is going on with Jefferson County Government and their work being on behalf of the county. Similar in format to Brewocracy Now! that addresses the City of Port Townsend, County Connections features a different County commissioner each week, along with special guests from County departments or the community. WORDSONGS with host DJWAS (Ward Serrill) Friday 1-3pm WordSongs is dedicated to good lyrics, no matter the style. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/3e5c26ff-2576-9a17-6c87-e6ba0dcb5a55.jpg> MIXTAPE with host DJ Christine Friday 3-5 pm Mixtape is an eclectic weekly musical journey with focus, with host DJ Christine. From Beethoven to the Beatles to Beyonce, plus obscurities, rarities, and the occasional one-hit-wonder, each week’s mixtape is a musical love letter. April 3 Something old, something new, and everything in between! April 10 Bright Eyes Artist Deep Dive – a new Mixtape feature, from time to we will explore an artist, their songs and their connections! This time, Bright Eyes, or Conor Oberst and his work! Have an idea for a band or artist who we should spotlight? Send to Christine@kptz.org <mailto:Christine@kptz.org> FREESPIN with host Ron McElroy Friday 5-7pm Hey everybody, I’m Ron McElroy, your GOOD ROCKIN’ DADDY inviting you to join me at the FREESPIN Bar & Grill where each week I create my favorite stew for YOU, the Faithful 44. I start with a pound or so of Chicago blues, then add a big ole’ spoonful of tasty Memphis funk and season it with a generous dollop of some good old American rock & roll. I’ll bring that to a boil, simmer to perfection and serve it up hot every Friday from 5 to 7 pm. You’ll find it right here at 91.9 FM KPTZ in Port Townsend. It's BYOB and be sure to come hungry! FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES with host Barney Burke Friday 8-10pm Barney's been with KPTZ since before we went on the air in May of 2011. On April 10, he’ll host his 800th broadcast. As usual, it'll be live, not prerecorded, and include all kinds of blues from Chicago to Mississippi, the Left Coast and even Hawaii. April 3 Barney rarely inks a playlist more than a few days ahead unless it coincides with a special event, like Bonnie Raitt on June 12. Almost every playlist includes some new releases plus classic blues going back to the 1920s, seasoned with soul, R&B, rock and even country tracks once in a while. April 10 For his 800th broadcast, Barney’s planning “nuthin’ but live tracks”. If you have a request or suggestion for that or any playlist, please email Barney at Barney@KPTZ.org <mailto:Barney@KPT Z.org> . SATURDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/60f2dff0-a578-d759-4e51-db4bf6785db0.jpg> INNA FINE STYLE with host DJ Mars Saturday 8:00-9:30 am Start your Saturday morning off Inna Fine Style with DJ Mars for the best in reggae, dub and ska. On this show you'll hear all of the greats from the classic '60s-'70s reggae era, including King Tubby, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Augustus Pablo and of course Bob Marley, plus ska from The Skatalites, Prince Buster, The Specials and so much more. You’ll also hear current artists who carry the torch for the classic era, such as The Loving Paupers, Bite Me Bambi, and Khruangbin. THE FRONT PORCH with host Eileen Deutsch Saturday 9:30-11am Host Eileen Deutsch brings her eclectic mix of great music to KPTZ. Her show, The Front Porch, will feature folk music in all of its various aspects including premier selections from the worlds of Americana, bluegrass, contemporary and vintage singer/songwriters, as well as many hybrid variations with elements of folk, both domestic and abroad. When Eileen isn't curating her selections for The Front Porch, you can find her doing plein air art work, caring for her canines, or working on endless projects at her Port Townsend home. She's excited to welcome you to The Front Porch! SING IT, SISTER! Saturday 11am-noon Celebrating women's voices in all their infinite variety, focusing on positive and empowering messages. Any genre, any era – Sing it, Sister! VORTEX FOUR with Theo Saturday 4-6pm A new Saturday afternoon journey into unusual places and spaces. Says Theo: A receiver must be like a transmitter. In here, there is infinite storage space for refracted light patterns. Meditate on this at second level. MUSICAL CHAIRS with host Lizzz Saturday 6-8pm THE BLUE ROOM with host C-Dub Saturday 11pm-Midnight Only the most premium electronic music from the 90s and into the future on Saturdays, late night. Tune in for downtempo, ambient, house, techno, breaks, dub, and beyond. To learn more, check out this KPTZ interview with C-Dub <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=aad69da93e&e=eba4e3a8b6> . SUNDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/65a3e5a5-28e8-7575-8fb5-2132f3fca15d.jpg> PROGRESSIVE TRACKS with host Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack Sunday 5-7am and Monday 9-11pm Mike has been playing “All the music your spouse can’t stand” for over 11 years now. You’ll hear what’s new in the world of Progressive Rock, with a touch of Jazz-Rock Fusion, Psych/Space, Avant, and Desert/Doom thrown into his aural stew. Shows often include a “Golden Tracks Album Feature” which highlights classic music turning 50 years old. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/f5934b74-b53a-674d-bad1-86b999cc58fc.jpg> TONOS CLASICOS/CLASSICAL TONES with host Alan Bloom Sunday 7:00 to 8:00 am Hosted by Alan Bloom, Tonos Clasicos/Classical Tones comes to us from Pacifica Radio. Produced at KBBF, the first bilingual community radio station in the United States, the station has been broadcasting continuously since 1973. Tonos Clásicos es un programa bilingüe de música clásica "con una conexión latina" que explora la cultura musical de España y Latinoamérica. Classical Tones is a bilingual classical music show "with a Latin connection". It explores the musical culture of Spain and Latin America. EARLY MUSIC with host Don Landstra Sunday 8-9am Enjoy an hour of Baroque and Renaissance Music with some interesting commentary from your host, Don Landstra. KPTZ GOES TO THE OPERA with host Colin Foden Sunday 9-10am UNLACED STRINGS with hosts Robin Ditzler and Gail Pruitt Sunday, 10am to noon Gail Pruitt is your Fall/Winter host for Unlaced Strings, while Robin Ditzler is your Spring/Summer host. They swap over around the autumnal equinox. Each week they share some of their favorite classical music, as well as some of the history and fun facts about the people who made it possible. BROADWAY SHOWTIME with host Don White Sunday 1-2pm April 5 Girl Crazy April 12 Little Shop of Horrors CLASS REUNION with host Jerry Osborne Sunday 2-3 pm ROOTS AND BRANCHES with host Jon Kertzer Sunday 3-5 pm KPTZ is thrilled to welcome venerable DJ and noted musicologist Jon Kertzer to our program roster. His career has included a stint as the Director of Global Sound with the Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage, as well as 30 years producing and hosting regular programs on KEXP and KBCS in Seattle. Jon's new show for KPTZ, Global Rhythms, is a musical world tour. Be sure to tune in! RETRO COCKTAIL HOUR with host Darrell Brogdon Sunday 5-7pm An eclectic way to enjoy your Sunday evening. Here you'll find vintage recordings from the dawn of the Hi-Fi Era — imaginative, light-hearted (and sometimes light-headed) pop stylings designed to underscore everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad. Darrell Brogdon serves up two hours of incredibly strange music! The Retro Cocktail Hour comes to KPTZ from Kansas Public Radio. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/9abd00ee-7ec8-4e97-0bf0-9cb129d994d8.jpg> CATS IN OUR LAPS with host Phil Andrus Sunday 7-10pm Cats in Our Laps is a radio variety show in the tradition of the early days of radio when radio was a local resource for live music, community news, and neighborhood gathering. Each Cats in Our Laps features live and recorded music, either in the KPTZ studio or from the world ‘round via Zoom, as well as interviews, poems read by Cats Poet Laureate Deborah Kate Hammond, and the week’s weather forecast with Cats Weather Laureate Al Latham. Keeping the Cats in line, in laps or not, is host Phil Andrus. April 5 Cats in Our Laps finds Owen Rowe at the reader’s podium, operatic singer Lee-Allison Sibley in our studio, and folksingers Mary Flower and Leon Cotter live on Zoom from Olympia. April 12 Tina Lear brings song and poetry to the reader’s podium. Bellingham folksinger Tracy Spring pays a short visit, Chuck Espey and Joe (who’s Joe?) are featured artists with fiddle tunes, and we bid farewell to Tigran Arakelyn, departing conductor and music director of the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra. HEARTS OF SPACE Sundays 10-Midnight MONDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/9329cb8f-7a3f-5210-b676-f4d0cd4b80d1.jpg> COMFORT FOOD with host DJ Steve Monday 8:00 to 9:30 am Join DJ Steve for a hefty helping of Comfort Food every Monday morning. Steve will be setting the table with classic rock, jazz, blues, alternative, some country, and even prog, and hard rock from the 80's, 90's and beyond. Comfort Food debuts on December 1 and will replace Plugged In Planet. THE PLAYLIST with host DJ Jim B. Monday 9:30-11am Music for an ever-changing mood. April 6 It’s first Monday so the BOCC Public Health Report with Dr. Allison Berry and DOEM Willie Bence will air at 9:45am. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0b981bc0-fe2f-fcd6-df48-e4b4650b84de.jpg> ATTENTION, PLEASE! Monday at Noon and 5pm, repeats Saturday at Noon Stories and interviews about people, places, and things of interest. Hosted by Phil Andrus. April 6 Teri Nomura announces the AAUW Home and Kitchen Tour on April 25 and Brian Cullin and Aubrey Rollins invite us to the Blessing of the Fleet, to be held at the Quilcene Marina, also on April 25. April 13 Genevieve Barlow and Taylor Clark fondly remember the late KPTZ volunteer Mike Carroll, whose stalwart and brilliant work helped make possible KPTZ's move to our present studio in building 305 at Fort Worden State Park. As problems arose, and there were problems, Mike found solutions and did so without a hint of drama. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0344d414-dc9b-39ed-688c-20ca49273356.jpg> DID YOU KNOW? with host Kate Dwyer Monday @12:45 and Thursday @5:19 Join host Kate Dwyer for a very short program about little-known or quirky local Port Townsend history. Or go to https://kptz.org/did-you-know/ <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05b fd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=d7a121a23d&e=eba4e3a8b6> to hear former broadcasts. BOXED CHOCOLATES with host The Briceman Monday 1-3pm Boxed Chocolates You never know what you're gonna get! Rock n roll to boogie woogie...jazz to world music...a little bit of country mixed with a whole lot of new and unique! Briceman features music from every decade from the 1960s thru the 2020s. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/4df99437-d501-72b8-d7c6-cbb5596de10e.jpg> INTERSTELLAR UNDERWEAR with host DJ Mars Monday 3-4pm Join DJ Mars for a trip around the rock ’n’ roll stars with garage, classic, punk, and psychedelic rock, new wave, and any other cool and captivating space junk he finds. And if you’re into killer kover versions, he’s “Got Ya Covered” with his weekly exploration of this far-out corner of the galaxy. He's even got his own theme tune, composed and performed by Kenny Siegal of Johnny Society and The Dogs (of New York)! TUESDAY NEAR AND FAR with host DJ Kani-Ma Tuesday 9:30-11am DJ Kani-ma spins Near and Far – featuring multi-cultural, folk, and ethnic music from around the world, local musicians, and musicians that have passed through our very own Port Townsend – many of whom she has seen perform live. She is passionate about music and radio. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5237ce32-06df-b915-20df-4af315526252.jpg> BOOKLOVERS’ CAFÉ with host Cris Wilson Alternate Tuesdays and repeats the following Sunday, both 12:30-1pm April 7 / 12 Cris interviews Kay Smith-Blum about her book Tangles. RHYTHM CONNECTION with host Robert Ambrose Tuesday 1-3pm Rhythm Connection transports listeners to cultures around the world, through incredibly diverse music from the African diaspora. Since its 1993 inception in Alaska, Robert has presented fresh music every week to make you dance or bring you solace, or both. OUT OF NOWHERE with host Peter Robinson Tuesday 3-5pm Peter Robinson’s many musical loves include, in no special order: Blues, Jazz (earliest to current), Country, Country-Western, Old-time, Roots Rock, Rockabilly, all the many genres resulting from the amazing African musical diaspora throughout the world, Singer-songwriter, Folk, Latin, Reggae, and more. Tune in to hear what you’ve been missing. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/fcb071c0-a77a-3b87-22f1-10f1283c02f9.jpg> OUR WORKING WATERFRONT Sunday noon and Tuesday 5:30 Each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-hosts Port Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates and stories surrounding our vibrant maritime community. COMMUNITY TIDES Tuesday 5:30 and Sunday Noon On alternate weeks, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, to explore new developments and paradigms with our vibrant community of creative and innovative citizens who do good work. DONN AT NIGHT with host Donn Trethewey Tuesday 6:30-8pm Donn At Night features pieces from Donn Trethewey’s collection of music — same as the old Cardboard Box program. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/cf7ebf3f-5097-4655-756c-f0a4cac25976.jpg> JAZZ NOTES with host Bill Mercier Tuesday 8-10pm April 7 We’ll be hearing from jazz greats like Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyler and Dave Brubeck as well as lesser known artists like Wil Swindler, Stacy Kent and Don Ellis. In addition, we’ve got two “What’s New?” features. First we’ll hear three cuts by the Bjorn Alterhaug Quartet from their new album, Blame It On My Age. Our second “What’s New?” set takes a look at the new release, Stars Aligned by the Frode Kjekstad Quartet. We’ve also got a “Today in Jazz” segment tonight celebrating the birthday of Billie Holiday with a look at her career and three cuts from her. April 14 Tonight we’ve got Egbert Gismonte and Charlie Haden teamed up to do a Brazilian-flavored piece, nice piano from Bill Charlap and Thelonious Monk, a great vocal from Bobby McFerrin and much more including two “What’s New?” segments and a “Today in Jazz” feature. On our first “What’s New?” set we’ll hear composer Anthony Branker and his group Other Ways of Knowing doing two pieces from their new release Manifestations of a Diasporic Groove & Spirit and on our second “What’s New?” we’ve got guitarist Owen Chen and his group Eternal Wind doing three off their new album, The Ghibli Collection. On “Today in Jazz” we celebrate the birthday of tenor man Gene Ammons with three cuts from him. THE SCENIC ROUTE with host Sienna Tuesday 10:00 to 11:30 pm A necessary ingredient for a good road trip?! …GOOD TUNES! On the Scenic Route with Sienna we will turn off the main road and explore. Always “searching for a truer sound,” you can expect many twists and turns. You will hear an eclectic selection of artists and bands such as Watchhouse, U2, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Noah Kahan, Doechii, SZA, Gregory Alan Isakov, Big Thief, The Backseat Lovers, Arcade Fire, Old Crow Medicine Show and many many more. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/fe3793aa-3be3-1ba8-4c80-30c0c990e8be.jpg> OUR TOWN with host Maryanne McNellis Alternating Tuesdays and repeats the following Sunday, both 12:30-1pm LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMMING KPTZ LOCAL NEWS Tuesday through Thursday 12 noon and repeating at 5pm KPTZ’s Local News Crew, Diane Walker and others, plus on Wednesdays reporters from the JeffCo. 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