Northwest Now season premiere: Back to school with filmmaker Greg Marks and...
Fall is in the air and along with it is the return to school for Western Washington K-12 students. In this edition of Northwest Now, we take a closer look at some of the issues facing children as they...
View ArticleNorthwest Now on KBTC examines McCleary funding
Just when you thought all was well as kids returned to school, there’s growing concern that the legislature’s fix on the McCleary school funding debacle has come up short. Did the state budget provide...
View ArticleNorthwest Now: Meet Tacoma’s Mayoral candidates
It’s been eight years since Tacoma elected a new mayor, and in November voters will elect a new city leader. On the Next Northwest Now, we’ll meet both candidates running for mayor, Victoria Woodards...
View ArticleHigh-profile 45th District state Senate race the focus of KBTC’s Northwest Now
Two candidates are vying for election to State Senate district 45, but this November, only one will be elected. The important seat will help define the political makeup of the next several years — and...
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KBTC’s Northwest Now hosts Northwest media icon Pat O’Day
Pat O’Day is a Northwest media icon, but what is he doing these days? O’Day recently sat down with Northwest Now host Tom Layson to discuss his career and views about the current state of radio....
View ArticleKBTC’s Northwest Now discusses hot topics with local veterans
Controversy dominates the dialog on this Veteran’s Day. Last month, several U.S. soldiers were killed while serving on a mission in Niger preceding a social media fight between President Trump and a...
View ArticleKBTC’s Northwest Now discusses wave of accusations of harassment against women
Nearly every day, it seems headlines about violence or harassment against women pop up. From Hollywood power brokers and professional athletes to those who lead our country, there are no boundaries...
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Northwest Now explores restoration of legendary Western Flyer vessel
A local crew of boat builders restores a long-lost piece of Western Washington history that will serve to educate a new generation of scientists about the health of our oceans. In this edition of...
View ArticleKBTC’s Northwest Now takes a deeper look at the growing homeless population
It seems everywhere you look in urban areas of Western Washington, you see more and more homeless camps. The problem is getting bigger as more people struggle to afford housing in our region. On this...
View ArticleHow did the U.S. obtain a Russian sub K-129 during the Cold War? KBTC’s...
Exactly how the CIA recovered a sunken Soviet submarine during the height of the Cold War sounds like something from a Hollywood spy thriller. In this edition of Northwest Now, host Tom Layson sits...
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KBTC’s Northwest Now: Attorney General Ferguson discusses current...
Host Tom Layson (R) sits down with Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson (L). President Trump has been in office for less than a year, and already Washington state’s Attorney General Bob...
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Governor Jay Inslee joins host Tom Layson in Friday’s episode of Northwest Now
Governor Jay Inslee talks to Northwest Now host Tom Layson about McCleary funding, politics and more. In November, the state Senate added one Democrat to make the majority of our state’s government...
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KBTC’s Northwest Now focuses on how to spot and combat fake news
For decades, it’s existed in tabloids found on news stands and in grocery store checkout lines. But with the advent of the internet and social media, it’s seemingly grown out of control, so much to the...
View ArticleKBTC’s Northwest Now examines school shootings, gun control
In February, a mentally-disturbed former student at a Florida high school arrived on campus with a gun he obtained legally. He then opened fire inside the building, killing 17 and injuring 18 more...
View ArticleKBTC’s Northwest Now dedicates show to Vietnam War and how it changed America
It was a contested war that cost more than 58,000 American lives, and the countless more of those living in Southeast Asia, during the mid-1960’s to the mid-1970’s. In April, filmmaker Ken Burns’...
View ArticleTacoma native and New York Jets player Xavier Cooper on Friday’s Northwest Now
His name may not be familiar to you, but he’s a local NFL star whose his numbers speak for themselves. On this edition of Northwest Now, we sit down with Tacoma native and resident Xavier Cooper, whose...
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KBTC’s Northwest Now focuses on how race plays a role in homelessness
As if the skyrocketing numbers of those who are homeless in our country aren’t alarming enough–there’s strong evidence that extreme poverty does discriminate, especially against African Americans. On...
View ArticleKBTC’s Northwest Now: Seattle journalist Knute Berger talks about Seattle’s...
The final episode of the season brings Seattle columnist Knute Berger. He may be the single biggest expert on not only the history of Seattle, but also of a lot of the city’s pop culture as well. In...
View ArticleChinese artist Zhi Lin on KBTC’s Northwest Now
Art that tells a story is a powerful teaching tool – helping us understand our past and present, and communicating in a universal language that transcends race, nationality, or world view. Artist Zhi...
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KBTC Public Television’s Northwest Now wins Excellence in Journalism award
The winning episode also won a Telly award and received an Emmy nomination TACOMA, Wash. – Managing Editor Tom Layson of KBTC Public Television, a service of Bates Technical College, took home another...
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