The Seattle Channel,

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Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

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(GATV) channel that operates out of the Seattle City Hall building. It also operates an extensive

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site. On CenturyLink Prism, Seattle Channel is available on channels 8003 ( SD) and 8503 ( HD). Seattle Channel provides coverage of select Seattle mayoral news conferences and city council meetings, and produces a wide range of award-winning original content. Feature shows include ''Art Zone'', ''City Inside Out'', ''CityStream'', ''Civic Cocktail'', and ''Community Stories''. At the 2019 Northwest Emmys, the Seattle Channel brought home five awards, gaining more accolades for well-established programs: ''Art Zone'' with Nancy Guppy, and ''CityStream''. Seattle Channel is a part of the information technology department of the

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Services

The Seattle Channel streams video recorded content on their website and YouTube page 24/7. Programs are archived on the web for future viewing on seattlechannel.org. All content on the Seattle Channel is downloadable and accessible in service to the City of Seattle. According to the city policies, the Seattle Channel and its contents belong to the residents of Seattle.

Programming

''Art Zone''

Originally titled ''Art Zone in Studio'', ''Art Zone'' with

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premiered on the Seattle Channel in 2008. It has won nine Northwest Emmy awards and hosted many notable artists native to Washington State, including Parisalexa,

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, and Benicio Bryant. Host Nancy Guppy became well known in the Seattle area for her work as a cast member of

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's comedy show ''

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'', where she worked for 15 years. ''Art Zone'' is known for its performances and interviews at the Seattle Georgetown Stables. This weekly program focuses on the Seattle art scene, diving deep into local talent and telling artists stories through interviews and media visuals.

''CityStream''

''CityStream'' is a weekly feature magazine program that focuses on organizations, people and places in Seattle. It is often hosted by local contracted broadcast journalists/television hosts such as Enrique Cerna, Jeff Renner, and Lori Matzukawa. ''CityStream'' is a longstanding show on the Seattle Channel. In 2019, the show won an

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in the sports category for an episode on the Special Olympics USA Games.

''Civic Cocktail''

''Civic Cocktail'' is a co-produced show between the Seattle Channel and Seattle City Club. The show invites local public figures, often in government, who contribute to a discussion led by a host with a live studio audience, mainly community members from the Seattle area. Attendees must pay a fee to partake in the ''Civic Cocktail'' event, which are distributed as season passes or individually. The location of the filming varies. Notable episodes include "Seattle: Dying or Trying...and Changing" and "Civic Cocktail: City Council Election Analysis + How Voters Shape Seattle". There is a question and answer segment on every show, allowing Seattle residents to ask leaders and panel speakers any questions they might have concerning the topic of discussion. ''Civic Cocktail'' is taped each month from February to June, and from October to November.

''City Inside Out''

''City Inside Out'' is hosted by Brian Callanan, who was a reporter and news anchor at Q13 FOX from 2000 to 2011. The show has weekly guests, highlighting local issues and engaging in educational discussion. It is a 30-minute weekly program, composed of field reporting/interviews and studio segments. Guests on the show include Joshua Baba, Tara Moss, and Ashley Archibald. ''City Inside Out'' has a Council Edition, where local lawmakers and politicians come on and engage in conversation with host Brian Callanan.

External links

Official site

Seattle Channel Facebook page

Seattle Channel Instagram page

Seattle Channel Twitter page

Seattle Channel YouTube page

References

{{Seattle TV Television stations in Seattle American public access television Television channels and stations established in 1985 1985 establishments in Washington (state)