This week the Compass takes to the streets, along with a sizable portion of the local population, as we cover a rally of support for immigrants that took place on Martin Luther King Day, and then attend the PT Womxn’s March, which may well have been the largest demonstration in the town’s history.
(first aired January 17, 2018). Mary Robson hosts bird expert Gary Bullock for a return visit, discussing the 2017 Christmas Bird Count and what was found. Closing music is “Hazy Days of Winter,” sung by Simon & Garfunkel.
Among Friday’s guests on January 19’s Tossed Salad were 7th and 8th graders who play sports this year at Blue Heron Middle School, along with two boys’ coaches. Host Phil Andrus brought this talented, bright group of student athletes into KPTZ’s broadcast studio for a spirited half-hour live interview.
Their spot came between music by harpist Laurie Riley and singing by the Threshold Choir ~ truly a mixed set of ingredients, as always at 91.9 Friday afternoons from 1 to 5pm.
We’ve added a harmonica to the salad this week (did you spot it?). More ingredients coming soon to a station near you…
Join host Phil Andrus and special guests this Friday from 1-5pm on 91.9FM ~ or stream live by clicking the Listen Live arrow at the top left of this window.
This Friday’s lineup includes:
1:00 – Micaela Kingslight, vocals with guitar
1:45 – Port Commissioner Pete Hanke and marine electrician Chris Sanok, with Scott Wilson, publisher emeritus of the Port Townsend Leader
2:30 – Laurie Riley, harpist
3:30 – Brett Navin brings Port Townsend students
4:00 – Threshold Choir, directed by Helen Lauritzen
4:30 – Catherine McNabb, reading
(First airdate: January 16, 2018) TOASTING THE TOWN: JUDY LUNDGREN, HILLTOP TAVERN. Our town host Maryanne McNellis talks with Judy Lundgren, co-owner of the Hilltop Tavern, one of the few authentic taverns left around the region. As drinking habits have changed, so has the tavern. Judy’s been doing charity bingo nights for about 20 years now – raising tens of thousands of dollars for community causes. Music events range from honky tonk to punk or metal. And now she’s added a ‘painting night’ where a local artist coaches people to create their own masterpiece.
(first aired January 9, 2018). Host Sheila Bender interviews Wisconsin poet and essayist Alison Townsend to talk about her poems and award-winning prose essay on the meaning of rivers in her life.
This week on the Compass, KPTZ reporter Chris Bricker takes us to a vigil outside the gates of Indian Island Naval Weapons Magazine in recognition of Holy Innocents Day, and then we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by revisiting some of his most powerful speeches.
(first aired January 10, 2018). Host Nan Evans talks via phone with Eric Grossman, Research Geologist with the USGS, and discusses the impact of sea level rise in the Salish Sea. Closing music is “Long River,” sung by Gordon Lightfoot.
A lot of people are jazzed about our new Saturday schedule, a stellar lineup! The afternoon kicks off at 1pm with Dalana’s rich Music to My Ears; then at 2 we explore the musical streams of American Routes; leading into Ron McElroy with Free Spin at 4pm. Liz just moved her Musical Chairs to start at 6pm, followed by Captain Peacock with Dance Party in Your Living Room ’til 10pm.
Every Saturday on KPTZ, live hosting begins at 8am with Saturday Morning Max, rounding out with West Coast Live airing at 11, followed by the half-hour noon Compass and 12:30pm Nature Now shows. Weekend wonders, all!
(First airdate: January 11, 2018) Marcia Perlstein, your friendly Under the Rainbow interviewer, has a conversation with Dorothy Rice Bennett, of Sequin, author of three lesbian romance novels. They discuss her most recent book, The Artemis Adventure.
