Inside Olympia

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Inside Olympia is a weekly Washington State public affairs TV show on the TVW network that began airing in 1998. [1] The show features in-depth, one-on-one interviews and panel discussions with major figures in Washington State government and public affairs, including state governors, executive cabinet-level agency leaders, state legislators, and labor union leaders. [2] The show is considered a major component of the services that have earned TVW the nickname "Washington state’s own C-SPAN." [3] [4]

Inside Olympia has been hosted by Northwest News Network reporter Austin Jenkins since 2008. [1] [2] [5] From 2003 to 2008, the show was hosted by capitol reporter and later Washington State Public Disclosure Commission chair David Ammons, who took the place of TVW co-founder and later Lieutenant Governor of Washington Denny Heck. [6] The first host was Barry Mitzman, formerly of KCTS-TV. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 About–TVW Reporting. TVW. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Inside Olympia. TVW. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ What’s Happening for Dec. 5. The Olympian. Accessed April 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Eye on Olympia: TVW offers gavel-to-gavel insider's view". Kitsap Sun. 16 March 2003. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Austin Jenkins Olympia Correspondent. NW News Network. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ Durbin, Kathie. "Dave Ammons appointed to PDC". The Chronicle. January 7, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ "TVW financing in some doubt, organizers say". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. December 27, 1997. p. C1, C2 . Retrieved April 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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