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Council views PBS segment on Frank D. Waldron as part of Heritage Month observances
Summary
Council Member Ben Giant introduced a PBS Mossbacks Northwest segment on Frank D. Waldron and the Jason Street jazz scene; Giant said a Black in the Gorge speaker is expected at the March meeting and a Women’s History Month presentation is planned for March.
At the Feb. 18 meeting the White Salmon City Council observed Black History Month with a short PBS Mossbacks Northwest video about Frank D. Waldron and Seattle’s Jason Street jazz scene. Council Member Ben Giant introduced the segment and said a representative from Black in the Gorge will attend the first March meeting; the council also plans a Women’s History Month presentation in March.
The PBS segment summarized Waldron’s role in Seattle’s early 20th-century jazz scene and noted local venues and musicians whose work shaped later artists. Council members thanked Giant for arranging the presentation and described it as informative.
No policy action or formal proclamation was recorded in the Feb. 18 minutes; the item was presented as cultural programming and part of heritage observances.
