User:Erinelizabethjones/Seattle channel

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The Seattle Channel, cable channel 21 in Seattle, Washington, United States, is a government-access television (GATV) channel that operates out of the Seattle City Hall building.[1] It also operates an extensive web site. On CenturyLink, Seattle Channel is available on channel 8003. 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. [2] Seattle Channel is a part of the information technology department of the City of Seattle.

Services[edit]

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 www.seattlechannel.org. All content on the Seattle Channel is downloadable and accessible in service to the City of Seattle. According to the city policies[3], the Seattle Chanel and it's contents belong to the residents of Seattle. Their viewer comment line is: [[1]].

Art Zone[edit]

Originally title 'Art Zone in Studio', Art Zone with Nancy Guppy premiered on the Seattle Channel in 2008.[4] Since then, it has won 9 Northwest Emmy awards[5] and hosted countless notable artists native to Washington State, including Parisalexa[6], Duff McKagan, Mike McCready, and Benicio Bryant. Host, Nancy Guppy became well known in the Seattle area for her work as a cast member of KING-TV's comedy show- Almost Live! where she worked for 15 years[7].[8] Art Zone is known for it's 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[edit]

CityStream is a weekly feature magazine program that focuses on organizations, people and places in Seattle. CityStream is often hosted by local contracted broadcast journalists/television hosts such as Enrique Cerna, Jeff Renner, Lori Matzukawa, and more. Along with Art Zone, CityStream is a longstanding show on the Seattle Channel. In 2019, CityStream won an Emmy Award in the sports category for a episode on the Special Olympics USA Games.

Members of the Seattle City Council interviewed on Seattle Channel show "Civic Cocktail", March 30, 2015

Civic Cocktail[edit]

Civic Cocktail is a co-produced show between the Seattle Channel and Seattle City Club[9]. 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 October to November. [10]

City Inside Out[edit]

City Inside Out is hosted by Brian Callanan, who was a reporter and news anchor at Q13 FOX from 2000 to 2011[11]. The show has weekly guests, highlighting local issues and engaging in educational discussion. It is a 30 minute program that airs weekly, composed of field reporting/interviews and studio segments. Some guests on the show include Joshua Baba, Tara Moss, Ashley

Archibald, and many more[12]. City Inside Out has a Council Edition of the show, where local law makers and politicians come on and engage in conversation with host, Brian Callanan.

Seattle Channel logo.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Seattle Channel". Seattle Channel. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  2. ^ "Nominations & Recipients". NATAS Northwest. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. ^ "Policies | seattlechannel.org". www.seattlechannel.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  4. ^ "Q&A with Nancy Guppy as she celebrates a decade of covering Seattle's art & music scene". artbeat.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. ^ "Nominations & Recipients". NATAS Northwest. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  6. ^ "Art Zone: Parisalexa performs "Ballin'" | seattlechannel.org". www.seattlechannel.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  7. ^ "KING5 Seattle News | Almost Live Reunion". web.archive.org. 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  8. ^ Kapahi, Anil. "Nancy Guppy, '82, finds new artistic outlet after 'Almost Live!'". UW Magazine — University of Washington Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  9. ^ "A Nonpartisan 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization - Seattle CityClub". SeattleCityClub. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  10. ^ "Civic Cocktail: Connecting Residents & Leaders - Seattle CityClub". SeattleCityClub. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  11. ^ "Home". Brian Callanan. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  12. ^ "City Inside/Out: Summer Headlines | seattlechannel.org". www.seattlechannel.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

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