The legacy of redlining has cast a long shadow on how Seattle has developed and continues to evolve. Beginning in the 1930s, racial discrimination in mortgage lending “redlined” areas on government maps. Boundaries were drawn using various types of criteria to assess risk, including race. The practice kept people of color out of neighborhoods in […]
Seattle Channel wins five Northwest Emmy Awards
Seattle Channel is the recipient of five Northwest Regional Emmy Awards for arts, sports, and historical/cultural programming, as well as an interview special and a promotional campaign. The winning programs offered an inspiring look at the Special Olympics USA games in Seattle, a glimpse into the past with a poignant portrait of Japanese-American WWII veterans, […]
Seattle Channel receives 17 Northwest Emmy Nominations
Seattle Channel is honored to receive 17 Northwest Regional Emmy Award nominations from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The nominations were announced Friday night and highlight the quality of two longtime Seattle Channel series, feature magazine show CityStream and arts program Art Zone with Nancy Guppy. The […]
Clickdown counts down greatest clicks of 2018
Here’s a quick look at 2018’s favorite clicks. From an icy polar bear plunge to a hot vantage spot for the Blue Angels, from Seattle’s oldest Chinese restaurant to its newest gun laws, from a secret subterranean space to a popular Seattle marching band – it’s all here in this special “greatest clicks” episode of Clickdown 21, featuring clips from popular Seattle Channel productions. The […]
Seattle Channel wins Government Programming Awards
Seattle Channel won 20 Government Programming Awards, including 10 first-place wins, from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) at the group’s annual meeting in Philadelphia this week. “Whether it’s increasing access to City Council meetings or producing original, in-depth content focused on Seattle’s vibrant communities, Seattle Channel is a cornerstone for civic […]
Seattle Channel wins four Regional Emmy Awards
Seattle Channel is the recipient of four Northwest Regional Emmy Awards for public-affairs, arts and environmental programming and an interview special. The winning programs covered topics ranging from safe injection sites to a tribute to the vinyl music format. The city-operated station was recognized Saturday, June 9, at the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy […]
Seattle Channel receives a dozen Northwest Emmy nominations
Seattle Channel is proud to announce the municipal TV station has been nominated for a dozen Northwest Regional Emmy Awards by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The nominations were announced Friday night and highlight the quality of several Seattle Channel series, including arts program Art Zone with […]
Clickdown counts down the top web hits of 2017
Here’s a quick look at 2017’s “greatest clicks,” from certified “loud woman” Lindy West to teen drag queen RainBowGore Cake, safe injection sites to special scouts, Charleena Lyles public hearing to the city’s homeless navigation team, local rocker Mike McCready to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s oath-taking and more! We count down the top web hits of 2017 on Clickdown 21, featuring clips […]
Musicians featured on Art Zone set to perform at Bumbershoot
Music culture and Seattle are inseparable from one another. Musicians sprout out of Seattle at a rate unprecedented anywhere else in the country. The music scene continues to grow as new musicians are born in Seattle and grow into rock stars, jazz extraordinaires, and masters of their craft. With Seattle’s very own local music festival, […]
Musicians share their vinyl memories on Art Zone
Sunshowers. Heartache. Rainy-day dance sessions. Coltrane, Kiss, Elvis and electro-pop perfection. Seattle musicians and a music journalist share their vinyl memories and reminisce about the albums that influenced them. We’ve compiled the short segments featured in a recent special edition of Art Zone that paid tribute to the medium of vinyl. SassyBlack Singer-songwriter SassyBlack […]
