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HomeMy WebLinkAbout022825 - 🎤  KPTZ Spotlight 🎶 March 1-15_ 2025 🎙️ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. March Gladness Fund Drive - Short 'n' Sweet - March 7-8 - Please Support KPTZ! <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/06696cb4-3fca-c462-fade-e26b7e9c9393.jpg> What’s New on the KPTZ Airwaves March 1-15, 2025 <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/6270c900-2518-42d2-21d4-ac7b4994d1a7.jpg> KPTZ will be holding our March Gladness Fund Drive from March 7th-8th. This two-day event gives you an excellent opportunity to get directly involved with the best radio station in this part of the universe! We’ll be staffing the phone lines and meeting our listeners at various locations around the Quimper Peninsula (Aldrich's and Chimacum High, and Downtown Plaza), looking for your donations. Please help us support community radio! <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/43adc46a-ae4f-0c31-11d0-76edd54a68cf.jpg> DON WHITE, FOUNDING KPTZ BOARD MEMBER It is with serious sadness that I must report that Don White has passed away. Don was one of KPTZ's founding board members and his show Broadway Showtime, featuring Don's exploration of the music and stories of selected Broadway shows, has been on 91.9FM since the station launched in 2011. When I spoke to Don on the phone a month ago, he was already pretty ill. He said it was his heart, and that it could not be fixed. I asked him if he would have any objections to continuing to run episodes of Broadway Showtime and he said he would be honored if we did. It will continue to air Sundays from 1-2pm, so we can all share Don’s love of theater and song. Don had a great love of theater, and was most recently seen on the stage in Saltfire Theater's August 2024 production of The Sneeze (based on stories from Anton Chekhov) where he played the Narrator (see photo). Don also enjoyed selecting and reading surprising short stories on KPTZ, both on Tossed Salad and more recently on Cats in Our Laps with Phil Andrus. At KPTZ we very much appreciate Don's dedication to community radio and his generous and ongoing support of the station over the years, including the green room/kitchen here at Building 305 where a sign says "With many thanks to Don and Sylvia White." In closing I'd just like to reflect that every time I saw him, Don White was kind, gentle and curious. I shall miss him very much. – Taylor Clark, KPTZ General Manager PORT TOWNSEND RECORD SHOW <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/9e3bf279-2648-d2bc-a394-1717c3971e43.jpg> Saturday, March 1, 10am-5pm American Legion Hall, 209 Monroe St., PT KPTZ is please to sponsor the 10th annual Port Townsend Record Show, Saturday, March 1 at the American Legion Hall in PT. The show is free from 10-5 and early-bird entrance at 8 am is also available. The PT Record Show features over 30 vendrs carrying tens of thousands of records, tapes, CDs, music collectibles and more. Live DJs from KPTZ and beyond will be spinning vinyl, and all ages are welcome. The Port Townsend Record Show is co-presented by KPTZ. LIVE CONCERTS <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/ff0b63a4-0878-f629-c58e-cf7a768c09bf.jpg> Scott Cook and Pamela Mae Wednesday, March 5, 7:30pm Palindrome, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd., PT KPTZ's pleased to co-welcome Scott Cook and Pamela Mae to Port Townsend. Scott's a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for English Songwriter of the Year. Since early 2022, he's been touring steadily with his sweetheart Pamela Mae on upright bass, banjo and vocals. They've visited 45 states, 8 Canadian provinces, and a big portion of Australia. Tickets at rainshadowtickets.com <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=939607142f&e=eba4e3a8b6> . <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/3f834e22-f886-c11b-b1fa-01b73f0fe00f.jpg> The Chris Cain Band Friday, March 14, 7 pm Palindrome, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd., PT Catch legendary California guitarist/vocalist and multiple Blues Music Award nominee Chris Cain live. If you haven't heard this phenomenal performer in person, you owe it to yourself to catch him and his stellar band. With more that three decades of touring and fifteen albums under his belt, Chris is known as "one of the greatest guitarists you've never heard.” Tickets at https://chriscainpt.rsvpify.com <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=d3e28b48b4&e=eba4e3a8b6> . DAILY PROGRAMMING SATURDAY INNA FINE STYLE with host DJ Mars Saturday 8:00-9:30 am <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/f4d4e7fa-f016-9999-d803-b49b8b676b9c.jpg> 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 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 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 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 artwork, 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=728421503f&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. UNLACED STRINGS with host Gail Pruitt Sunday, 10am to noon From September to March, Gail Pruitt is the host and producer of Unlaced Strings. Each week Robin shares some of her 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 March 2 Merman, Martin, Andrews & LuPone March 9 In the Heights 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. 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 wa <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/e2e75e47-8055-0c1c-3561-f44ebcf12514.jpe g> s 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. March 2 Cats in Our Laps features the return of Music in the Mail and, at the reader’s podium, Bill Mawhinney. There will be featured artists galore, first with the Hot Club of Port Townsend, four women who play in the style of Jazz <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/ce437c51-d4c3-052e-b055-223b87f97790.jpeg> Manouche, and then Laura Newman, lead vocalist for the band Abracadabra Trip a host of eclectic concerts at the Palindrome. March 9 Autumn Sutton will bring her sultry voice to the reader’s podium, casting her eye and voice on topics of current interest. Classical guitarist Hilary Field (at right) is the featured artist, and quite possibly there will be another, singer and songwriter Cuchulain, a recent guest on Cats on Our Laps who has a new album for us to enjoy. MONDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/538e1bdd-7475-7a05-47aa-7f9d1a76fecf.jpg> THE JIM B. SHOW with host Jim B. Monday 9:30-11am Music for an ever-changing mood. March 3 At 9:45 am is the BOCC Public Health Report. You have questions, Dr. Allison Berry and Willie Bence have answers. PLUS a tribute to Don White (there will be show tunes!) March 10 Due to a packed show last week, Jim B. might have given short shrift to Oscar and Grammy? (Bet you thought I was going to say Hammerstein!) ATTENTION, PLEASE! Monday at Noon and 5pm, repeats Saturday at Noon Stories and interviews about people, places, and things of interest. DID YOU KNOW? <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5805e50f-53da-9c43-9bc6-6e9b1277ae43.jpg> 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=a0bbbd5548&e=eba4e3a8b6> to hear former broadcasts. BOXED CHOCOLATES with host The Briceman Monday 1-3pm With Boxed Chocolates you never know what you're gonna get! The Briceman features music from every decade from the 1960s thru the 2020s. ROCKET SURGERY with host Charlie Bermant Monday 3-5pm Charlie Bermant performs Rocket Surgery every week, featuring rare and archival selections from the artists we all know and love. That is, unusual music from the usual suspects that provide the rest of the story – sort of like the Paul Harvey of the nonprofit radio community. This musical landscape is littered with surprises. 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 March 11 Joseph Bednarik, Invited to Speak. 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. OUR WORKING WATERFRONT Sunday March 2nd (noon) Part One Tuesday March 11th (5:30) Part Two 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 Port and of our vibrant maritime community. The Port of Port Townsend marked its 100th year in 2024. It was formed by Jefferson County voters in 1924. To commemorate the anniversary, our Port hired former PT Leader publisher Scott Wilson to research and write a book of that history, “Working Port: 100 Years of the Port of Port Townsend” was published in honor of the Port’s Centennial Year. Scott tells the story of how the Port came into existence, and how it has evolved for over a century to its current reputation as a place brimming with exceptional marine trades skills. Peninsula College recently hosted Scott for a presentation at its Fort Worden Campus’s Studium Generale. COMMUNITY TIDES Alternate weeks from Our Working Waterfront: Tuesday, March 4th at 5:30 pm and Sunday, March 9th at Noon On alternate weeks, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, to explore new developments, paradigms, and insights with our vibrant community of creative and innovative citizens who do good work. Chris & Siobhan visit with Ben Wilson, founder of Color of Sound and curator of Black Film in the Pacific Northwest, a weekend celebration of regional Black Cinema that takes place March 14th through 16th. Port Townsend Film Festival co-presents the program with Color of Sound. Joining our discussion will be filmmaker Anthony Tacket, Director of “June” and “Perspectives on Violence” as well as PTFF’s Executive Director Danni McClelland. 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 March 4 We’ll kick things off with a vocal from Bobby McFerrin and we’ll hear other vocals from people like Ella Fitzgerald, Cleo Lane, and Siri Malmedal Hauge. We’ve also got big band stuff from Woody Herman, Duke Ellington. and John La Barbera. We’ll be playing newer tunes from people like Jay Thomas and Etienne Charles as well as classic stuff from Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, and Dexter Gordon. Our “What’s New?” feature for this week is the new album Tell the Truth from pianist Ben Markley. We’ll hear three cuts from that one. March 11 We’ll be hearing from jazz greats like Sade, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane, as well as lesser-known artists like Anthony Branker and Courtney Pine. On “What’s New?” for this week we’ve got the piano trio Okonski doing three cuts from their new release Entrance Music. <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 March 4/9 In this reprise airing, Maryanne interviews Greg Barron, the owner of Moving Earth LLC, a company that does much of the dirty work around town. They repair and replace failing water lines and sewer systems. As Greg notes they “bury their best work.” The initial infrastructure in PT dates to the 1800s. We don’t like to think about it, but there are a lot of failing pipes in our charming little town. Moving Earth has a fleet of trucks, including huge excavators. Greg and his team do projects for the city, county and even for individual homeowners. They also do landscaping jobs, so at least some of some of their work is visible. In his off-time Greg’s an avid gardener, particularly fond of creating new gardens and landscaping jobs. The bread and butter of his company is excavating. WEDNESDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/e0e29fd6-b840-f065-fc92-6b122753b85d.jpg> CURRENT MOOD with DJ Lillie Wednesday 9-9:30am Join DJ Lillie as she serves up fresh, global, upbeat music, alongside groovy classics, to get you going in the morning. Be prepared for some "dance in your chair" moments. 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. March 1 Learning about Nature in the Democratic Classroom, part 2. Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks again with Brittaney Drake about science visualization and bird illustration techniques. In Part I we talked to Brittaney about teaching nature at the Pearl Remote Democratic High School in Seattle, Washington, with focus on the democratic classroom. Today we will explore science illustration which is ‘art in service of science’ and discuss how bird illustration is used to teach art and nature in her democratic classroom. Brittaney uses a variety of bird illustration tools including black ink, gouache watercolor, colored pencil, and digital illustration to teach bird illustration. THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW Wednesday 1-3pm Features new to me music. RADICAL LOVE with host Grace Love Wednesday 3-4pm We are very excited to have the amazing Grace Love join the KPTZ DJ roster. Sounds radical. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5c2e61ea-d340-0f6b-68ac-173bcbe4f581.jpg> MUSIC TO MY EARS with Dalana Wednesday 4-5pm with encore Saturday 1-2pm Incredible music you grew up with or grew to love! VINYL VILLAGE with DJ host Jerry Osborne Wednesday 7-8pm INTERSTELLAR UNDERWEAR with host DJ Mars <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0e08b209-94b8-4755-05cd-ac592008cefa.jpg> Wednesday 8-10pm 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)! March 5 We'll be celebrating the birthdays of Eddy Grant (“Electric Avenue,” The Equals), Mark E. Smith of The Fall, one of those guys in The Proclaimers, and Dan Stuart of Green On Red and Danny & Dusty. March 12 Birthdays to celebrate include Graham Coxon of Blur, Phil Chess (co-founder of seminal Chess Records), and Mike Gibbins (drummer of Badfinger). 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. March 5 Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts. A true Northwest legend, Rush was one of the first female instrumentalists in rock bands, as the organist with Tiny Tony and the Statics in the early 60s. Leaving that group in the mid-60s with her husband Neil Rush, she formed The Turnabouts, and her recording in 1968 of :”Angel of the Morning” became a national top 10 hit and found her on national tours and television appearances. March 12 Little Bill Engelhart of Little Bill & The Bluenotes. His 1959 ballad “I Love an Angel” recorded when Bill was still a teenager, was a big local hit, and got airplay around the country. Engelhart grew up in Seattle and founded his band The Bluenotes with future Wailer Buck Ormsby. They recorded one of the first Seattle versions of “Louie Louie” and Bill later becomes a fixture of the Northwest blues scene. He continues to feature many of the Northwest best musicians. THURSDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/f273376c-b93a-d0a2-af74-7b97a1df76cf.jpg> MUSICAL FRUIT with DJ Goodwoman Thursday 9:30-11am Musical Fruit is your effervescent morning show for non-linear states of mind. Featuring hep-cat jump blues, rhythm and soul, chanson, rock ‘n’ roll in all its iterations, and stirring tunes of every ilk – guaranteed to be hot-peppered with oddball and worldly commentary. Musical Fruit spotlight-features include Tarot Time with Mistress Zaena, The French Collection, and a rousing dose of sax education with Let's Talk about Sax. 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=bceb422aa1&e=eba4e3a 8b6> . 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/39d37f7c-0d22-7b07-e6d8-3b8a4c8bb865.png> 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 poetry. Stories, The Worst Song of the Week, and diverse music to agitate and convulse dancers, will be also 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. 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. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0d7d3d95-375f-15c2-77c2-578679f838bf.jpg> RÁDIO KILOMBO with hosts DJs David BoNoBo and Brazil Nut Thursday 9-10pm Here you find the Earth’s finest collection of seductive African and Afro-Latin grooves. The selections are three parts club culture, one part roots culture, and all parts positive. Join us for our weekly convocation, hear the story of the rhythms, and let the music stir your soul! <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 DJ Fishstick 7:30-9:30am THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW 9:30-11:30am Good old Rock and Roll. Turn it up or turn it off. A JOURNEY ALONG THE SILK ROAD Friday 12:15pm and Tuesday 5:20pm KPTZ’s Chris Bricker is thrilled to introduce you to Bill Porter, or Red Pine, one of the world’s finest translators of Chinese Poetry and religious texts. For those of you who already know him, and, those who will, he prefers just being your neighbor, Bill. Each week, he brings 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! Episode 60 Tuesday March 4th (5:15) & Friday March 7th (12:15) We’re in the town of Zhangye, and we’re now looking for something to do. We think it’s time for something different, so we decided to visit one of the small ethnic minorities along the Silk Road. It just so happened that 60 kilometers west of Zhangye is the county seat of Sunan, home of the horseback-riding, mutton-eating, milk-tea-drinking Yugu, living along the flank of the Chilean mountains. Episode 61 Tuesday March 11th (5:15) & Friday March 14th (12:15) We’re in Gansu Province, visiting the Yugu minority, 60 kilometers west of Zhangye. The Yugu fled here over 500 years ago, to escape the Islamic fanaticism of Tamerlane. Despite their warnings to the Chinese, Tamerlane was just considered another border bandit. 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. March 7 It’s International Women’s Day on March 8 and we’re going to celebrate a day early while I play some underplayed woman artists who deserve to be heard while guests aplenty stop by to discuss our March Gladness Fun(d) Drive. Join us, we’re sure to have a ball. March 14 Whatever happens, happens…I’m planning on some new songs, some old songs and some in between songs. You know, whatever. FREESPIN with host Ron McElroy Friday 5-7pm Get onboard with FreeSpin host Ron McElroy (aka “Your Good Rockin’ Daddy”) for a 2-hour spin around the Funky, Bluesy, and Rockin’ neighborhood. We’ll visit R & B City, Funkytown, Rock Island, and Bluesville to sample from the diverse menu that is sure to get you movin’ and groovin’. And just for kicks we will periodically dive into the best cajun & zydeco from Louisiana, the finest soul music from Memphis, the wild jump blues from the honkers & bar walkers of St. Louis, and the riddims of Jamaica. March 7 It's our 2-day fund drive and I'll be joined by KBTZ board president John Pinnow and fantastic local musician John "Greyhound" Maxwell. Please join me for some live music from John and the great tunes that you've come to expect on FreeSpin every Friday. We'll be raising funds for our operations here at the station so please tune in, phone in, stop in or log in and support your favorite radio station. March 14 I'll be featuring 2 artists who will be performing at the Palindrome tonight at 7pm, Port Townsend’s own John "Greyhound" Maxwell and Alligator Records recording artist Chris Cain. It will be a mini concert preview to what promises to be a memorable show. Join me on KPTZ and then again at the Palindrome. FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES with host Barney Burke Friday 8-10pm Barney’s been hosting the Friday Night Blues since the launch of KPTZ and he’s always live on the air. He’ll get your feet tappin’ or even stompin’ with all kinds of classic blues, and always includes live tracks, some soul and R&B, and featurettes of all descriptions. LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMMING KPTZ LOCAL NEWS Tuesday through Thursday 12 noon and repeating at 5pm KPTZ’s Local News Crew, Diane Walker, and Charlie Bermant, plus on Wednesdays reporters from the JeffCo. Beacon: Nhatt Nichols and Nigel O’Shea bring you the latest information and commentary. Each of these broadcasts is available shortly afterwards for streaming, at kptz.org <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=98585a6c65&e=eba4e3a8b6> . 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