What’s on tap for Morning Show talk

Here is what’s coming on our local current events program, the Morning Show, as we move into the middle of December:

Tuesday, December 12: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn and  guests Don and Landon Otis and Jeff Berman – a local trio who this past summer pulled off an epic three-peak hike in a single day. Airtime is 8 a.m., here on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, December 13: ‘Tis the season of KRFY’s annual year-end giving appeal, and hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez will be visiting with some of the folks who support KRFY in search of an answer to the question: “Why do YOU support local community radio?” Also on tap is an interview with Kim Keaton of Reclaim Idaho, the Sandpoint-based statewide movement in support of public education, health care and public lands. That’s at 8 a.m. on 88.5 KRFY over the air, or right here by way of our live stream button at right.

Thursday, December 14: Join hosts, Jack Peterson and Jim Healey for a talk with Debbie Love, director of the Bonner Community Food Bank. Tune in at 8 a.m. to 88.5, or click to our live stream to hear online.

Upcoming on the KRFY Morning Show!

The wintry holiday season is upon us, and upcoming on the KRFY Morning Show for the week of December 5 are topics for the times. Here is what’s on tap:

Tuesday, December 5: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn for a talk about snow, avalanches and backcountry safety, with representatives from the Panhandle Avalanche Center. Also on tap for a second segment will be organizers from the Lions Club in to talk about the annual Toys For Tots campaign now under way. Catch the talk at 8 a.m., at 88.5 FM or streaming right here online.

Wednesday, December 6: It’s a day of many and varied local voices on the topic of KRFY itself, as hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez talk with a panoply of KRFY underwriters to learn why, exactly, they choose to support KRFY and community radio. Airtime is 8 a.m. at 88.5 FM or streaming right here online.

Thursday, December 7: Join Morning Show hosts Jim Healey and Jack Peterson for more insight to your community radio station. They’ll be talking with a few KRFY broadcasters and reviewing the KRFY program schedule with a few revelations about locally broadcast programs that some listeners may not have yet discovered. Tune in at 8 a.m., to 88.5 FM or by streaming audio via the “KRFY Live Stream” button at right

Got a burning question for any upcoming Morning Show guest? We welcome questions from our listeners. Send it via email to [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 208-265-2992. We will ask your questions ON AIR during the Morning Show interviews.

Seasonal topics upcoming on the Morning Show

Here’s what’s coming up this week of November 27-December 3 on the Morning Show, right here on 88.5 KRFY:

Tuesday, November 28: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn for a pair of interviews. Their first guests will be Whitney Palmer and Kjetil Lund-Anders, student founders of the Sandpoint High School Sasquatch Club, with a look at the mysterious Lake Pend Oreille Paddler legend. Their second guest will be Marcy Timblin from the Bonner County Library with an update on the library expansion project and the “Giving Tuesday” fundraiser happening that very day. Airtime is 8 a.m., at 88.5 FM, or right here on our live stream via that black button at the right.

Wednesday, November 29: Hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez dip into a pair of topics, first to talk with organizers of the upcoming “Helping Hands – Healing Hearts” service project by area churches to help those in need. Their second talk will be with organizers of the Christmas Faire and Children’s Festival put on annually by the Sandpoint Waldorf School and coming Saturday, December 1. Tune in at 8 a.m., over the air at 88.5 or online with our live stream.

Thursday, November 30: Join Morning Show hosts Jim Healey and Jack Peterson with their guest, Hannah Combs from the Pend Oreille Arts Council. The talk will focus on the coming Sunday, December 3, performance of The Nutcracker at the Panida Theater. Catch the talk at 8 a.m., at 88.5 KRFY or here online.

Got a burning question for any upcoming Morning Show guest? We welcome questions from our listeners. Send it via email to [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 208-265-2992. We will ask your questions ON AIR during the Morning Show interviews.

Coming up on KRFY for Thanksgiving week

Happy Thanksgiving week! Here is what’s on tap on the Morning Show on KRFY in the upcoming week, as we launch into the holiday season:

Tuesday, November 21: Join Morning Show hosts Julie Kallemeyn and Phil Hough as the talk turns to our public and community lands with Eric Grace, executive director of the Kaniksu Land Trust, plus Tom Dabrowski, president of the Idaho Trails Association.
Airtime is at 8 a.m. Tune in at at 88.5 KRFY over the air – or click back right here to our website, to hear the simultaneous live stream. Simply click the “KRFY live stream” button at right.

Wednesday, November 22: For this two-topic show just on the cusp of the giving season, host Suzy Prez first talks with Rich Crettol from Sandpoint Community Resource Center with a discussion of the many needs of local nonprofit organizations – and ideas for volunteering. At about the bottom of the hour, the talk turns to a different aspect of the holiday, with members of the Sandpoint Shopping District discussing Small Business Saturday, the small businesses’ answer to the big box stores’ Black Friday – with the difference that our local independent retailers give much more back to the community. Airtime is 8 a.m. at 88.5, or catch the live stream online, right here.

Wednesday BONUS: The musical duo Laurie and Katelyn Shook of the very eponymous Shook Twins will drop in the KRFY studio for a live interview, with talk of their Saturday concert at the Panida Theater, and just possibly a mention or two of their newly released CD, “2.” Airtime is 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 23: No Morning Show… happy Thanksgiving!

Got a burning question for any upcoming Morning Show guest? We welcome questions from our listeners. Send it via email to [email protected] or call and leave a phone message at 208-265-2992. We will ask your questions ON AIR during the Morning Show interviews.

Upcoming this week on the Morning Show

Tuesday, November 7: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn as they offer musings about the late River Journal news magazine, with publisher Trish Gannon and contributing writers Sandy Compton and Ernie Hawks. Tune in at 8 a.m at 88.5 KRFY, Panhandle Community Radio.

Wednesday, November 8: Join Morning Show hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez for analysis of the “Local Decision 2017,” with a wrap-up of the Sandpoint and Ponderay city council elections held just the previous day, with Ben Olson of the Sandpoint Reader. A second interview with folks from the upcoming Farmers Holiday Market will follow, for a two-topic morning. That’s at 8 a.m on 88.5 KRFY.

Thursday, November 9: Join Morning Show hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey. Their guest will be Madeline Elliott from the Unknown Locals playacting group, who will talk about the upcoming production of “Thoreau: Ballad of Walden.” Airtime is 8 a.m., right here on 88.5 KRFY.

Special podcast: Sandpoint City Council candidates’ forum

KRYF joined Sandpoint Reader and SandpointOnline.com on Oct. 30, 2017 to sponsor a candidates’ forum for Sandpoint City Council candidates at Sandpoint Community Hall, for the upcoming Tuesday, Nov. 7 city elections.

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Of the six candidates for the three open council seats, three attended and spoke: Joel Aispuro, Jeff Bohnhof and Shannon Williamson. Three candidates who will also be on the ballot did not attend: John Darling, Mose Dunkel and Robert Jediny. In the forum moderated by Ben Olson of the Reader, the audience of about 60 submitted questions for the candidates to answer.

Upcoming events key Morning Show talk

Big events coming up in our town, and this week the talk on the Morning Show covers four of them. Airtime each day is 8 a.m.

Tuesday, October 31: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn. Their guests will be Cindy Marx and Stephanie Allen from Community Cancer Services who will talk about their upcoming fundraiser, A Night To Remember. That’s at 8 a.m, here on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, November 1: What’s the state of our local economy – and our local job market? Those are two topics that Paul Kusche, executive director of the Bonner County Economic Development Corporation, will address when he talks with hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez. Those are also themes for the upcoming What’s Happening Up North prospering business conference to be held the following day, Nov. 2. Airtime is 8 a.m., at 88.5 KRFY.

Thursday, November 2: Join Morning Show hosts Jack Peterson and Jim Healey. Their guests will be Audrey Buck and Mary Kaiser from Bonner General Health who will talk about the upcoming Diabetes Day event. Jack and Jim will also have a second interview with organizers of the Sandpoint Film Festival coming up this Friday, November 4. Tune in at 8 a.m., at 88.5 KRFY.

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.

Upcoming Morning Show topics cover politics, elk, help for those in need

It’s a varied week of topics coming October 24-26 for the Morning Show on KRFY. Here is what is on tap for the week:

Tuesday, October 24: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Julie Kallemeyn. Their first guests will be Laura Wolfe and Barb More, biologists with Idaho Fish and Game who will talk about the Panhandle elk mortality study. Second guests will be Catherine Perusse and Amy Topp with the North Idaho 24-hour crisis line. That’s at 8 a.m at 88.5.

Wednesday, October 25: The second of two “Local Decision 2017” editions of the Morning Show airs, with interviews of three of the six Sandpoint City Council candidates, Joel Aispuro, Jeff Bohnhof and John Darling. Airtime is 8 a.m.
The previous week’s October 18 show featured candidates Mose Dunkel, Robert Jediny and Shannon Williamson. City elections are November 7.

The Sandpoint City Candidates Forum, co-hosted by KRFY with Sandpoint Online and Sandpoint Reader, is October 30, 5:30-7:30 at Sandpoint Community Hall. Candidates will answer questions submitted by audience members. Want to submit a question in advance? Email it to [email protected].

Thursday, October 26: Join Morning Show hosts Jack Peterson and Carrie Logan. Their guest will be Lissa DeFreitas with Bonner Health Community Hospice.That’s at 8 a.m., here on 88.5 KRFY.

WE WANT YOUR QUESTIONS, 88.5 KRFY LISTENERS! We invite listeners to submit questions in advance for any of our upcoming Morning Show guests. Just 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.

Coming right up on the Morning Show

Elk, city council candidates and the food bank are topics on tap for the week of October 17 on the Morning Show. Read on for the lineup:

Tuesday, October 17: Join Morning Show hosts Phil Hough and Carrie Logan. Their  guests will be Pacific Crest Trail hikers  Liz Thomas and Naomi Hudetz. Catch the talk live, at 8 a.m. on 88.5.

Wednesday, October 18: Hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez kick off the first of two “Local Decision 2017” editions of the Morning Show, featuring interviews with three of the six Sandpoint City Council candidates up for election on November 7. The following week’s October 25 show will conclude with the three other council candidates. Airtime is 8 a.m.

Thursday, October 19: Join Morning Show hosts Jim Healey and Jack Peterson. Their guest will be Debbie Love from the Bonner Community Food Bank. That’s at 8 a.m., here on 88.5 KRFY.

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 topics span community

In the seek ahead on the Morning Show, programs will feature interviews and talk about special needs, hiking, dogs ‘n’ cats and county health … and more. Here’s what is on tap for the second week in October:

Tuesday, October 10: Join Morning Show hosts Julie Kallemeyn and Phil Hough. Their first guest will be Trinity Nicholson from Panhandle Special Needs. A second guest will be Bob Turner with the American Long Distance Hiking Association – West. That’s at 8 a.m here on 88.5 KRFY.

Wednesday, October 11: Morning Show hosts Chris Bessler and Suzy Prez will talk with Johnelle Fifer from Understory Coffee, organizer of the upcoming Doggy Costume Contest benefiting the Panhandle Animal Shelter. Airtime is 8 a.m at 88.5, KRFY community radio.

Thursday, October 12: Join Morning Show hosts Jim Healey and Jack Peterson. Their guest will be Nanci Jenkins, a dietician with Panhandle Health District, to talk about the upcoming fundraiser for the Bonner County Coalition For Health fundraiser, Change for Change. That’s at 8 a.m., right here on 88.5 KRFY. Tune in by radio, or listen live via the Internet!

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.