Seattle Channel won three awards at the 63rd annual Northwest Regional Emmy Awards on Saturday, May 30. Seattle Channel videographer and producer Chris Barnes was recognized twice, receiving Emmys in the Human Interest – Short Form Content and Editor categories for his Art Zone profile on Georgetown creative and community leader Larry Reid. Barnes was also nominated in the video essayist category.…
Born in London, raised in Singapore, and rooted professionally in Seattle for nearly four decades, Susan Han has long viewed herself as “a citizen of the world.” That global perspective shaped not only how Han sees journalism, but how she understands people, power, the role of public conversation in a democracy, and the city she ultimately chose to call […]
As they say in old Ballard…uff da! Fewer than 35% of registered voters in King County cast a ballot in August’s primary. With so many important local races this election, we’re here to help boost those numbers. Our 2025 General Election Seattle & King County Video Voters’ Guide makes voting easier and less overwhelming. In […]
Seattle Channel was recognized as one of the best municipal television stations in the nation on Thursday when it received the prestigious Overall Excellence award for government programming at the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) annual conference in New Orleans. It was the team’s 11th Overall Excellence award in the past 16 […]
2024 Emmy Reel for Overall Excellence We could not be prouder to announce that the Seattle Channel won the Overall Excellence award at the 62nd annual Northwest Regional Emmy Awards this past weekend! It’s the first time the channel has earned the prestigious honor, which recognizes the quality, variety, and impact of an organization’s storytelling. […]
Seattle Channel is honored to receive 11 Northwest Regional Emmy Award nominations from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).
After a long and successful career doing almost every job possible in television, Senior Producer Norm Ohashi retired from the Seattle Channel in March. He’ll be remembered for his breadth and depth of knowledge and experience in local television, but what we’ll miss the most is his fantastic sense of humor and exuberant laugh! Before […]
And that’s a wrap! We recently bid a fond farewell to our longtime operations manager, Curt Weiss, who wrapped up a 21-year run with the Seattle Channel. We think that makes him Employee No. 2! Over two decades, Curt managed station and production budgets, on-air scheduling, vendor contracts and agreements, and copyright compliance—not always the […]
From soulful music performances to stealthy feathered neighbors, the Seattle Channel team captured 2024 through mesmerizing storytelling. Here are some highlights selected by our talented staff.
Seattle Channel won 27 Government Programming Awards, including 11 Awards of Excellence, at the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) annual conference awards ceremony this week in Charleston, S.C. The city-operated television station also took home 13 Awards of Distinction and three Awards of Honor for its civic and cultural programming, competing with […]