Seattle Channel was named among the best municipal television stations in the nation when it received the prestigious Excellence in Government Programming award last night from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), which held its annual national conference in Seattle this week. Additionally, the city-operated TV station… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
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… [ Keep reading ]
Primary election ballots are in the mail, and with the launch of the 2017 primary election Video Voters’ Guide, voters can hear directly from the candidates seeking to represent them. The non-partisan video guide offers candidates on the primary ballot up to two minutes to issue a prepared statement that outlines… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Channel is the recipient of a Northwest Regional Emmy Award for the editing of an animated short film about a local World War II veteran. The city-operated station was recognized Saturday, June 3 at the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Emmy Awards ceremony…. [ Keep reading ]
Cap off an exciting season of Civic Cocktail as host Joni Balter leads a discussion on Sodo arena plans followed by a journalist roundtable weighing in on the headlines, 6 p.m., Wednesday, June 7 at Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Ave. When it comes to building an arena that will attract an… [ Keep reading ]
Social justice and grassroots activism in a charged political climate are on the agenda at the May 3 Civic Cocktail at Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Ave. Lindy West, columnist at “The Guardian” and contributor to “This American Life,” will join host Joni Balter to discuss the role of humor in social… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Channel is honored to receive eight Northwest Regional Emmy-award nominations from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The municipal TV station’s nominations include overall station excellence with the channel competing against some of the region’s commercial and public television stations. The 2017… [ Keep reading ]
Host Joni Balter will lead an action-packed, three-part April Civic Cocktail, Wed., April 5, at Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the program gets underway at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are sold out to the event, where the featured guests include two big-city mayors, an Amazon executive… [ Keep reading ]
From the courtroom to campus, the March edition of Civic Cocktail will examine the role of the judicial branch of government and the future of higher education in Washington state. The conversation is sure to be thought-provoking at the March 1 event at Palace Ballroom, 2100 Fifth Ave., where U.S. District Court… [ Keep reading ]
