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That’s a wrap! Award-winning videographer Ralph Bevins retires after 20+ years at Seattle Channel

BY SHANNON GEE / SEATTLE CHANNEL GENERAL MANAGER

Ralph Bevins, a Seattle Channel Video Specialist II (a fancy way of describing our Producer/Photographer/Editors), is retiring Wednesday after 20 years with the Seattle Channel.

Ralph began his broadcasting career as a news photographer and editor in Orlando, Florida…further back than he says he’d like to admit. He then became a producer, photographer, and editor for the nationally-syndicated PM Magazine in Orlando, Chicago, and Dallas. In 1986, he moved to Seattle to help launch KING-TV’s Evening Magazine, eventually heading over to their sketch comedy show, Almost Live! in 1993 where he served as director of photography, editor, writer, and occasional almost-crime-fighting superhero, “Jet Guy.”

In 1999, Ralph came to the Seattle Channel, where he has produced, photographed and/or edited magazine shows, feature stories, artist profiles, documentaries, specials, and city news and events. He’s earned 17 regional Emmy Awards during his career (ten with the Seattle Channel). Ralph is honored to have been a part of the Seattle Channel team and proud of the excellent work they have accomplished.

Here’s a look back at some of his award-winning and most popular videos.

CityStream: Seattle’s Georgetown Steam Plant

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Art Zone with Nancy Guppy launches its second decade!

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Art Zone Special with Mike McCready

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Community Stories: Cyrus Habib – From Braille to Yale

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