City streets, story walking and native flora … all coming up on Morning Show

Upcoming on the KRFY Morning Show, with airtime at 8 a.m. each day:

Tuesday, June 20: The topic is native plants – and two decades of activism raising community awareness about their importance – as hosts Julie Kallemeyn and Phil Hough talk with a trio from the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society, members Rae Charlton, Ken Thacker and Gail Bolin. The society is at its 20-year anniversary in its mission to foster appreciation of the indigenous flora of North Idaho. Airtime is 8 a.m.

Wednesday, June 21: With the switch of Church Street on June 15, the big downtown Sandpoint streets switch-up to two-way traffic is complete – and that’s the topic as Morning Show hosts, Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez interview Public Works Director Ryan Luttmann and Police Chief Corey Coon for insights on the streets reversion. And other city happenings, as well. Questions are invited, in advance, by email: Click to send in a question. Then tune in at 8 a.m.

Thursday, June 22: Join hosts Jim Healey and Jack Peterson for a talk with Marcy Timblin and Suzanne Davis of the East Bonner County Library, which has its upcoming StoryWalk to get kids outside, reading as they follow a path that entices them into reading a book at at stops along the trail. Airtime is 8 a.m.

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On tap this week: Lake, community and… Judy Collins!

The lake. A foundation that now provides major new support for our town. And … Judy Collins! Check the week’s lineup for the KRFY Morning Show:

Tuesday, June 13: Join hosts, Julie Kallemeyn and Phil Hough and as they speak with Molly McCahon and Linda Mitchell from the Lakes Commission, the advisory board to the State of Idaho on water quality and quantity issues for the Pend Oreille and Priest Lakes in Bonner County.  That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, June 14: Morning Show hosts, Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez will interview Jeremy Grimm, the former city planner who has recently been named local program director for the LOR Foundation, supporting rural communities in the Rocky Mountain West and important but little-known contributor to a number of Sandpoint community efforts.  Airtime is 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY.

Thursday, June 15: Join hosts Jim Healey and Jack Peterson for an exclusive interview with world renown, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, Judy Collins. Tune in for this special recorded interview and hear about her summer tour with Stephen Stills and her recent album of Stephen Sondheim songs. Catch the show at 8 a.m.

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Coming right up: Annual member drive!

The first week of June is going to be busy, with the annual KRFY member drive and a pile o’ special events on air and in the studio!

Tuesday, June 6: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn. Their special membership week guests will be:
– Volunteer/listener Diane Miller.
– KRFY broadcasters Gail Fendley of Hump Day Cafe, and Jason Munzke  of Americana Back Roads.
– KRFY Board Member Jean Gerth.
Tune in at 8 a.m, on 88.5 KRFY listener supported community radio for North Idaho.

Wednesday, June 7: Join Morning Show hosts Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler. Their special membership week guests will be:
– Member listener Steve Sanchez.
– KRFY broadcaster Bernie Moser of Easy on a Wednesday Morn.
– KRFY Board Member Charlie Parrish.
Airtime is 8 a.m., right here on 88.5 KRFY community radio.

Thursday, June 8: Join KRFY Morning Show hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healeyas they talk with their special membership week guests, to wit:
– Volunteer and listener Carrie Logan.
– KRFY broadcaster Mike Bauer of the 70s and 80s Show
– KRFY Board Member Julie Perchynski.
That’s at 8 a.m on 88.5 Panhandle Community Radio.

Friday-Saturday, June 9-10: It’s our annual membership drive extravaganza! Tune in to hear special interviews all day long with representatives from different community groups, underwriters, live on-air broadcast from local musicians, drawings for free stuff and your basic broadcasting fun. What’s more, you are invited to visit our studio at 323 N. First Avenue to check us out and get in on the fun … want to do a shout out to your friends, live on the air? You can! Just come on by! We’re putting the “community” into KRFY Community Radio… it’s the perfect time to support KRFY by renewing your membership or becoming a member!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU – 88.5 KRFY LISTENERS! If you have a question for any of our morning interview guests, drop us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 265-2992. We will ask your questions ON AIR during the Morning Show interviews.

Morning Show closes out May with talk galore

Tune in this week for community discussions galore in upcoming KRFY Morning Show programs. Here’s the line up for the last week of May:

Tuesday, May 30: Join 88.5 KRFY Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn. Their guests will be Lori Getts and Mary Haley, from Idaho Master Naturalists, who will talk about the Waterlife Discovery Center. That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, May 31: In a two-topic show, hosts Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler will first welcome Bay Trail Fun Run organizers Nancy Dooley and Emily Cleveland, who will tell about this upcoming June 11 fundraiser for the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail. A second interview will be with Sherry Ennis, vice president of the Community Assistance League, who will talk about CAL and its upcoming June 3 fundraiser, Paws for a Cause. Airtime is 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY.

Thursday, June 1: Tune in to the Thursday edition of the KRFY Morning Show with hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey.  Their guest will be Heather Upton from the Bonner County Historical Society and Museum. That’s at 8 a.m. right here on 88.5 KRFY.

Got a question for any of our guests? Whenever possible, we like to ask questions from our listeners! Send us your question in advance of the show and we’ll try to ask it on air. Click to email us a question.

Varied topics on tap for Morning Show

The talk will range from wilderness to business to hospice and community food-raising efforts in the upcoming KRFY Morning Show programs. Here is what’s on tap for the week:

Tuesday, May 23: Join 88.5 KRFY Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn.  Their guests will be Mary Franzel and Britta Mirely, with an update from Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.  That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, May 24: It’s a twin-topic day, as Morning Show hosts Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler first talk with Lissa DeFreitas from Bonner Community Hospice about that organization’s work and its upcoming Hospice Kids Camp. In the second segment at the bottom of the hour, the talk turns to the Sandpoint Business Improvement District with Roger Woodworth of Mindset Matters, who is performing an independent review of the BID and soliciting input from downtown businesses to develop recommendations to the City Council for changes – or even termination of the BID. Airtime is 8 a.m., here on 88.5 KRFY .

Thursday, May 25: Tune in to the Thursday edition of the KRFY Morning Show with hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey.  Their guests will be Debbie Love from the Bonner Community Food Bank and Michele Murphree from the Edible School Yard Garden Project. That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY community radio.

Got a question for any of our guests? When feasible, we like to ask questions from our listeners! Send us your question in advance of the show and we’ll try to ask it on air. Click to email us a question.

This week on the KRFY Morning Show

Tune in this week for KRFY Morning Show programs on topics that range from local sustainability, to bike-ride fundraising, to women-powered giving. Here is what’s on tap:

Tuesday, May 16: Join 88.5 KRFY Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn.  Their guest will be David Price Williams and Emily Cleveland from the Sandpoint Sustainability Committee, the advisory group appointed by the mayor and city council to help the city promote good stewardship and enhance connectivity. That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, May 17: Join 88.5 KRFY Morning Show hosts, Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler as they review the results of the previous day’s Lake Pend Oreille School District trustee election. Also on tap: An update from two organizers of the upcoming CHAFE 150 bike ride coming June 17, Mel Dick and Elana Westphal. Airtime is 8 a.m. here on 88.5 KRFY community radio for north Idaho.

Thursday, May 18: Tune in to the Thursday edition of the KRFY Morning Show with hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey as they interview Jennifer MacDonald from 101 Women, which aims to unite and harness the power of charitable efforts for local organizations. That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY community radio.

Friday, May 19: It’s a bonus Morning Show interview, with hosts Suzy Prez and Julie Kallemeyn in discussion with Gabrielle Duebendorfer representing Citizen’s Climate Lobby, a group that promotes a market-based carbon fee and dividend policy as a tool to lessen impacts of climate change. Gabrielle will talk about the local chapter’s May 20 event, “Stabilize the Climate and Boost the Economy.” That’s at 8 a.m. at 88.5 on your radio dial.

It’s a jam-packed week for KRFY auction, election forum, Morning Show topics

What a week for KRFY special programs and events, including our Viggo Mortensen Art Auction, KRFY’s co-sponsored candidates’ forum and a great Morning Show lineup. Read on!

Through May 21: Viggo Mortensen Art Auction. Actor, writer, photographer, pianist Mortensen is a part-time resident and full-time community supporter. He’s donated a terrific assortment of his photographic prints, books and music CDs, all signed. Proceeds benefit KRFY and the UI Cyclocross Course. Bid online at BiddingForGood.org/KRFY»

Tuesday, May 9: Join 88.5 KRFY Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn as they talk with Tom Dabrowski from Idaho Trails Association. Airtime is 8 a.m., here on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, May 10: In the final of three shows covering the upcoming May 16 Lake Pend Oreille School District trustee election features trustee candidates for Zone 2, Richard Miller and Gary Suppiger. With hosts Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler, airing at 8 a.m.

Wednesday, May 10: School Trustee Candidates Forum. KRFY joins SandpointOnline.com and Sandpoint Reader to host a candidates’ forum for the Lake Pend Oreille School District board of trustee races, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Columbia Bank Community Room. Candidates for the seats in all three zones up for election will speak and take questions. Can’t attend? Then be sure to tune in at 88.5 for the live broadcast.

Thursday, May 11: Tune in to the Thursday edition of the KRFY Morning Show with hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey. Their guest will be Karin Wedemeyer from the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint who will be talking about their upcoming Mother’s Day event, Two Boy Sopranos in Concert. That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY community radio.

School trustee candidates, Cinco de Mayo, Viggo Mortensen art … all coming up

Here’s what is on tap for the KRFY Morning Show current affairs programs in the first week of May.

Tuesday, May 2: Join 88.5 KRFY Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn. Their guest will be Teri Smith from Habitat for Humanity.  That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, May 3: In the second of three Morning Shows covering candidates for the Lake Pend Oreille School District board of trustees, hosts Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler will interview the Zone 3 trustee candidates, Lonnie Williams and Victoria Zeischegg. That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY community radio for north Idaho.

Thursday, May 4: Tune in to the Thursday edition of the KRFY Morning Show with hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey as they interview organizers of the upcoming Food For Our Children Cinco de Mayo fundraiser. A second interview will be with Festival at Sandpoint, executive director, Dyno Wahl.  Airtime is 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY community radio.

Friday May 5: Bonus interview! An extra interview is slated for Friday to discuss the Viggo Mortensen Art Auction, that kicks off May 6 with a reception event 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Syringa Cyclery, 518 Oak Street. Guests will be hosts of this fundraiser: Charles Mortensen from Syringa Cyclery, Wayne Pignolet from Team Autism and Jim Healey and Suzy Prez from KRFY. Airtime is 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY… but bid in the online auction anytime until May 21, at BiddingForGood.com»

KRFY Morning Show topics dip into giving, Festival – and an eyewitness to history

Coming up on the 88.5 KRFY Morning show for the third week of April is talk with a spectrum of community activists. Here’s what is on tap:

Tuesday, April 25: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn as first they talk with Britta Mireley and Dennison Webb about Idaho Gives Day, coming May 4 across the state with opportunities to give to a host of local nonprofit organizations. In a second segment, Phil and Julie will interview Rich Crettol and Jack Dyck from the Community Resource Center, about how their organization seeks to link people with needed social services. Airtime is 8 a.m.

Wednesday, April 26: Morning Show host Suzy Prez has a special program in store, with Waldorf eighth grade student and KRFY intern Tom Carty will be sharing his exclusive interview with Sue Vogelsinger, a local resident who worked in the administration of President John F. Kennedy in the years up to and sadly including his death. Airtime is 8 a.m.

Thursday, April 27: Tune in to the Thursday edition of the KRFY Morning Show with hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey as they talk with Dyno Wahl, executive director of the Festival at Sandpoint, about the following night’s Wine Festival at the Bonner County fairgrounds – plus planning for the 2017 Festival music series coming in August.  That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY community radio.

Got a question for any of our guests? When feasible, we like to ask questions from our listeners! Send us your question in advance of the show and we’ll try to ask it on air. Click to email us a question.

Internships, politics, music in the queue for busy KRFY Morning Shows, interviews

KRFY Morning Show topics reach out and touch the town in the week of April 17, broadcasting each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Airtime for each Morning Show is 8 a.m. Plus, there are “bonus” interviews this week! Read on:

Tuesday, April 18: KRFY Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn will talk with eighth grade Waldorf student Tom Carty, his teacher Yvette McGowan and his mentor, KRFY Station Manager Suzy Prez. They will bring a picture of Tom’s eighth grade internship at KRFY – and his exclusive interview with Sue Vogelsinger which will air on April 26. Tune in at 8 a.m. to listen live.

Wednesday, April 19 kicks off a series of three shows covering candidates for the Lake Pend Oreille School District. Morning Show hosts Suzy Prez and Chris Bessler will talk with Lake Pend Oreille School District Zone 5 trustee candidates Anita Perry and Cary Kelly. Airtime is 8 a.m. As the series continutes, on the May 3 Morning Show, Zone 3 candidates Lonnie Williams and Victoria Zeischegg will be interviewed; on May 10, candidates for Zone 2, Richard Miller and Gary Suppiger.

Got a question for the candidates? Send it to us in advance of the show and we’ll try to ask it on air. Questions must be about issues, not personal matters. Click to email us a question.

Wednesday bonus interview! Join host Suzy Prez as she talks with bandmembers from the group Yarn, in a preview of their performance coming later that evening at the Panida. Airtime is 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 20: Tune in to the Thursday edition of the KRFY Morning Show with host Jack Peterson as he talks with the local singers from the Threshold Choir, which partners with Bonner General Health Community Hospice with the aim to bring comfort to the bedsides of those individuals at the threshold of life and death. Listen in at 8 a.m. for the live show.

Friday, April 21: Tune in at 8 for a KRFY Extra interview with host Suzy Prez and guests Wayne Pignolet and David and Lisa Barth from Team Autism 24/7. The team will be telling of a special movie playing at the Panida that evening. Airtime is at 8 p.m.

And don’t miss … KRFY’s new weekly show, Easy on a Wednesday Morning, with host Bernie Mosher DJing the songs bright ‘n’ early to start Wednesday with a lighter spirit. The new show airs each Wednesday 5-6:30 a.m.