Seattle Channel
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| Broadcast area | Seattle |
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| Language | English |
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| Webcast | Live stream |
| Website | www |
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. It also operates an extensive website. On CenturyLink Prism, Seattle Channel is available on channels 8003 (SD) and 8503 (HD).[1] 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.
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 seattlechannel.org. All content on the Seattle Channel is downloadable and accessible in service to the City of Seattle. According to the city policies,[2] the Seattle Channel and its contents belong to the residents of Seattle.
Programming
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Art Zone
[edit]Originally titled Art Zone in Studio, Art Zone with Nancy Guppy premiered on the Seattle Channel in 2008.[3] It has won nine Northwest Emmy awards[4] and hosted many notable artists native to Washington State, including Parisalexa,[5] 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.[6][7]
Art Zone is known for its 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. It is often hosted by local contracted broadcast journalists/television hosts such as Enrique Cerna, Jeff Renner, and Lori Matzukawa. CityStream is a longstanding show on the Seattle Channel. In 2019, the show won an Emmy Award in the sports category for an episode on the Special Olympics USA Games.
Civic Cocktail
[edit]Civic Cocktail is a co-produced show between the Seattle Channel and Seattle City Club.[8] 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 from October to November.[9]
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.[10] The show has weekly guests, highlighting local issues and engaging in educational discussion. It is a 30-minute weekly program, composed of field reporting/interviews and studio segments. Guests on the show include Joshua Baba, Tara Moss, and Ashley Archibald.[11]
City Inside Out has a Council Edition, where local lawmakers and politicians come on and engage in conversation with host Brian Callanan.
Awards and Nominations
[edit]| Year | Category | Nominated Title | Award Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Environmental - Feature/Segment | Nube 9 | Awarded[12] |
| 2017 | Arts/Entertainment - Feature/Segment | Humaira Abid | Nominated[12] |
| 2017 | Arts/Entertainment - Program/Special | Art Zone: For the Love of Vinyl | Awarded[12] |
| 2017 | Health/Science - Feature/Segment | KO's Parkinson's | Nominated[12] |
| 2017 | Health/Science - Program/Special | CityStream: Mobile Dentistry & Music Therapy | Nominated[12] |
| 2017 | Information/Instructional - Feature/Segment | From Syria to Seattle | Nominated[12] |
| 2017 | Public/Current/Community Affairs - Feature/Segment | Rapid Entry Rescue Swimmers | Nominated[12] |
| 2017 | Public/Current/Community Affairs - Program/Special | City Inside/Out: Safe Injections Sites? | Awarded[12] |
| 2017 | Politics/Government - Program/Special | Citizen University TV: Perform Power | Nominated[12] |
| 2017 | Interview/Discussion - Program/Special | Art Zone Special with Mike McCready | Awarded[12] |
| 2017 | Reporter - Programming | Josephine Cheng | Nominated[12] |
| 2017 | Editor - Program | Ian Devier | Nominated[12] |
| 2018 | Business/Consumer – Story/Series (No Time Limit) | Refugee Artisan Initiative | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Politics/Government – Program/Special | Citizen University: 2018 Year in Review | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Environment – Program/Special | CityStream: Saving the Tree Kangaroo | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Sports – Program One-Time Special | CityStream: Special Olympics in Seattle | Awarded[13] |
| 2018 | Arts/Entertainment – Program Feature/Segment | Custom Guitar Amp Designer & Craftsman Mike Soldano | Awarded[13] |
| 2018 | Arts/Entertainment – Program Feature/Segment | Robert E. Jackson: Snapshot Collector | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Arts/Entertainment – Program/Special | Art Zone with Nancy Guppy Celebrates Record Store Day 2018 | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Historic/Cultural – Program Feature/Segment | Portraits of Courage | Awarded[13] |
| 2018 | Informational/Instructional – Program Feature/Segment | Alicia's Story | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Human Interest – Program Feature/Segment | Conscious Eatery | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Interview/Discussion – Program/Special | Art Zone with Nancy Guppy: A Conversation with the Filmmakers of 'Big Sonia' | Awarded[13] |
| 2018 | Documentary – Cultural | The 24 | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Promotion – Program Campaign | Art Zone Promotional Campaign | Awarded[13] |
| 2018 | Program Host/Moderator | Linda Byron | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Program Host/Moderator | Brian Callanan | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Photographer - Video Essay | Randy Eng: Viewing the Blue Angels | Nominated[13] |
| 2018 | Editor – Program | Christopher Barnes: Custom Guitar Amp Designer & Craftsman Mike Soldano | Nominated[13] |
| 2019 | Health/Science – Program/Special | A Healing Act: Improv for People with Memory Loss | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Politics/Government – Program/Special | City Inside/Out: Prolific Offenders | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Arts/Entertainment – Program Feature/Segment | Dancing in the Air Made Easy (It's Not) | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Arts/Entertainment – Program/Special | Celebrating a Decade of Art Zone | Awarded[14] |
| 2019 | Historic/Cultural – Program Feature/Segment | CityStream: Eat with Muslims | Awarded[14] |
| 2019 | Informational/Instructional – Program/Special | CityStream: UFOs, Strange Things & Terror Time | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Public/Current/Community Affairs – Program/Special | CityStream: Farewell to the Viaduct | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Human Interest – Program Feature/Segment | Glen "Pops" Freeman | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Human Interest – Program Feature/Segment | Lance Mercer's New Focus | Awarded[14] |
| 2019 | Interview/Discussion – Program/Special | Art Zone with Nancy Guppy: John Waters, Thomas Dausgaard and Good Co | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Special Event Coverage | SIFF Opening Night 2019 | Awarded[14] |
| 2019 | Program Host/Moderator | Brian Callanan | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Program Host/Moderator | Enrique Cerna | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Editor – Program | Christopher Barnes | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Editor – Program | Randy Eng | Nominated[14] |
| 2019 | Audio | Christopher Barnes | Nominated[14] |
| 2020 | Overall Excellence | Seattle Channel | Nominated[15] |
| 2020 | Business/Consumer – Short and Long Form Content | Jerk Shack seeks to expand to better serve Black Community | Nominated[15] |
| 2020 | Health/Medical – Long Form Content | CityStream: Healthcare Heroes & Outdoor Learning | Awarded[15] |
| 2020 | Arts/Entertainment – Long Form Content | Music prodigy Benicio Bryant , Seattle's pyromaniac on Art Zone | Nominated[15] |
| 2020 | Interactive Media | Seattle in 360: ONYX Fine Arts Collective | Nominated[15] |
| 2020 | Interview/Discussion | City Inside/Out: Future of Seattle Police Department | Nominated[15] |
| 2020 | Human Interest – Short Form Content | CityStream: Greg Roth Cycles with Purpose | Nominated[15] |
| 2020 | Program Host/Moderator | Brian Callanan | Nominated[15] |
| 2020 | Editor - Non-news (Short/Long Form Content) | Christopher Barnes | Nominated[15] |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Find your Prism TV channel lineup | CenturyLink". www.centurylink.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ↑ "Policies | seattlechannel.org". www.seattlechannel.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ↑ "Q&A with Nancy Guppy as she celebrates a decade of covering Seattle's art & music scene". artbeat.seattle.gov. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Nominations & Recipients". NATAS Northwest. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Art Zone: Parisalexa performs "Ballin'" | seattlechannel.org". www.seattlechannel.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "KING5 Seattle News | Almost Live Reunion". 2007-12-23. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ Kapahi, Anil. "Nancy Guppy, '82, finds new artistic outlet after 'Almost Live!'". UW Magazine — University of Washington Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "A Nonpartisan 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization - Seattle CityClub". SeattleCityClub. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Civic Cocktail: Connecting Residents & Leaders - Seattle CityClub". SeattleCityClub. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ↑ "Home". Brian Callanan. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "City Inside/Out: Summer Headlines | seattlechannel.org". www.seattlechannel.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
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