''Inside Olympia'' is a weekly Washington State public affairs TV show on the

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TVW. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022. The show features in-depth, one-on-one interviews and panel discussions with major figures in Washington State government and public affairs, including state governors, executive

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-level agency leaders, state legislators, and

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leaders.''Inside Olympia''
TVW. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022. The show is considered a major component of the services that have earned

the nickname "Washington state’s own

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''The Olympian''. Accessed April 25, 2022. ''Inside Olympia'' has been hosted by Northwest News Network reporter Austin Jenkins since 2008.Austin Jenkins Olympia Correspondent
NW News Network. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022. From 2003 to 2008, the show was hosted by capitol reporter and later Washington State Public Disclosure Commission chair David Ammons, who took the place of TVW co-founder and later Lieutenant Governor of Washington Denny Heck.Durbin, Kathie
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''The Chronicle''. January 7, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2022. The first host was Barry Mitzman, formerly of KCTS-TV.

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