In a painful and ironic twist of fate, Marcus Henthorne, a member of Port Townsend’s Non-motorized Vehicle Advisory Board and a prominent Port Townsend advocate for bicycle safety, died of injuries sustained in a collision with an automobile while riding his beloved bicycle down 19th Street in Port Townsend a couple of weeks ago. This week on the Compass we reprise a special memorial program produced by Tossed Salad host Phil Andrus remembering Henthorne.
(first aired April 11, 2018). Host Mary Robson talks in studio with Denise Banker—poet, nature observer, and our guide to spring—and discusses her poetry and love of the outdoors. Closing music is “Hummingbird,” by The Weepies.
As far back as he can remember, Jerry Osborne has proudly stated “music is my life.” And he isn’t kidding. His desire to play music on the radio became a reality in 1961, when he became the DJ at his high school in Los Angeles. Three years later, he got his first full-time (and paying!) radio show on KREO in Indio CA. Over the next 24 years he climbed the ladder to major markets and top-rated stations like Sacramento (KXOA), San Francisco (KYA), and Phoenix (KNIX-FM and KOOL-FM).
Jerry Osborne’s Vinyl Village is his Wednesday show from 7-8pm for 2019 and beyond. As the name implies, Jerry focuses on the original Vinyl Era – the 1940s to the 1980s – but he will expand those parameters in both directions when necessary.
Listeners can participate via a Facebook Message or Email Jerry. Just say you’d like to pick one. We’ll contact you, record your request, and you’ll be on the show.
For a more comprehensive recap of Jerry’s many music-related projects and productions, click here.
Booklovers’ Cafe airs alternate Wednesdays from 5 to 5:30pm. Join Cris as she interviews authors from the northwest and more. Discover fascinating people and great reads! Email Cris. You can listen to past Book Lovers’ Cafe shows at KPTZ’s podcast page.
Friday, April 13th’s Tossed Salad featured 4th and 5th graders from Blue Heron School.
Host Phil Andrus welcomed 18 talented students, beginning with fiction from Elly Dam and literary opinions by Ava Cecil, Tilly Norton, and Kai Ryan.
They were followed by music from six 4th graders who sang songs from The Drum, a musical directed by Kim Clarke.
Finally the seven pictured 5th graders rounded out the segment with a presentation on Ocean Acidification.
This Friday the 13th will be your lucky day! Join host Phil Andrus and special guests from 1-5pm on 91.9FM ~ or stream live by clicking the Listen Live arrow at the top left of this window.
1:00 – Doug MacLeod, blues artist from Austin TX
2:00 – Panel discussion on bicycle safety, with Samantha Thomas, Richard Dandridge, & Nhatt Nichols
3:00 – Romi Trower, director of “What If It Works”, with Janette Force of the Women’s Film Festival
3:45 – Brett Navin brings students from Blue Heron Middle School
4:30 – Catherine McNabb, reading “The Eye”, by Alice Munro
In a reprise of a show aired in May of last year, we talk with scientists, geologists and emergency personnel about a huge disaster that is on its way to the Pacific Northwest. It could happen tomorrow, or one hundred years from now. But when it does, thousands of people could die.
(First airdate: April 10, 2018) TICK, TOCK: IT’S FATHER TIME. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Bob Farr, the guy behind Father Time Clock Repair. Super-mechanic Bob worked his way from cars to jet planes and finally to grandfather & cuckoo clocks. Every clock has a story, he says, if only they could talk about the generations they have watched. One peninsula clock dates back to 1741. That family has the multigenerational story memorized. Some clocks he worked on came from the great sailing vessels, some are more modest family mantle clocks. But all are lovingly restored.
(first aired April 3, 2018). Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with Milwaukee poet Margaret Rozga about her body of work that weaves the personal with community activism.
(first aired April 4, 2018). Port Townsend Marine Science Center Aquarist Ali Redman, and Americorps volunteer and educator James Swanson, join host Nan Evans in studio to discuss changes at the Marine Exhibit for the upcoming season, including expanded opportunities to learn more about the intriguing sea life around us and efforts to conserve the ecosystems of the Salish Sea. Closing music is “Marine Science,” performed by Curtis Schwartz.
