King County Television Programming

JUSTICE FILES
This new series takes viewers behind the scenes of King County’s criminal justice system. Justice Files features stories of local cops, courts, prosecutors and jails that touch on the lives of viewers throughout the region. Hosted by KCTV Reporter Kimberly Hill.

YARD TALK: Dirt Simple Tips for Natural Yards
When's the best time to plant? How can you save water and help the environment? You’ll find out in this program hosted by King County’s own gardening gurus, Doug Rice and Greg Rabourn from the Department of Natural Resources and Parks. Rice is a trained landscape architect and Rabourn is a plant naturalist. Together, they are the “Siskel and Ebert” of gardening using their considerable expertise to answer questions from the county’s Natural Yard Care hotline.

KING COUNTY: AT YOUR SERVICE
What does King County government do? This monthly half hour program showcases the county's many public services. Each program has two to three segments featuring different services, programs and people profiles.

INSIDE TRANSPORTATION
A monthly news show designed to help you understand how the King County Department of Transportation serves the public and how you can take advantage of the transportation options available to the public.  Hosted by Matt Reichmann, it is a presentation of the DOT Public Affairs Unit. Airs: Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m., Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 and 9:30 p.m. and Sundays at 6:00 p.m.

4CULTURE SPOTLIGHT
4Culture Spotlight is your backstage pass to the local art, culture and heritage scene of King County. Meet local artists, choreographers and filmmakers and explore their art and motivation. Join host and long time arts supporter Vivian Phillips for this half-hour series produced in collaboration with this successor to the King County Arts Commission.


MUNI EAGUE FORUM
Monthly show co-produced by The Municipal League of King County on issues of regional importance. Host: Rita Brogan, vice-chair of the Municipal League.

PROJECT IMPACT
Creating disaster-resistant communities. Produced and hosted by Eric Holdeman and Laurel Nelson with the King County Office of Emergency Management. Hear local, regional and national experts talk about disaster and emergency management issues relevant to our area. Host Eric Holdeman covers such topics as information on hazards and disasters, emergency preparedness and response, and homeland security. Produced in association with the King County Office of Emergency Management.

TRUANCY TALK
Strategies for keeping kids in school. Produced and hosted by Bonnie Glenn, King County deputy prosecutor specializing in truancy prevention, which is among Norm Maleng’s top three riorities.

SPOTLIGHT ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Produced and hosted by Morgan Berry of Public Health of Seattle & King County. Past topics have included safe holiday food preparation, household hazardous chemicals, dirty bombs, and a special on West Nile Virus. "Don't Gamble on Food Safety." This quiz show challenge hosted by Public Health investigator Larry French shows that food safety isn't just a concern for restaurant workers.

COMMUNITIES IN ACTION
Produced and hosted by Valerie Thomas-Matson of the King County Community Organizing Program inside the Dept. of Community and Human Services. This show informs viewers about Violence, Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug & Prevention accomplishments.  The program features Community Organizers who support and/or establish groups where youth, schools, businesses and community members work together to create safe and healthy communities.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE BLUE RIBBON PANEL
See the meetings and public hearings of the expert panel convened to research internal management systems of the King County Sheriff's Office, suggest well-functioning internal review processes, and identify and recommend areas of needed improvements.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Complete coverage of the monthly meetings of the Council Committee-of-the-Whole held in city and suburban locations in your community.

HEALTH MATTERS
Learn about a nationally-known King County initiative to contain health care costs in order to reduce the cost of government. Past programs have featured representatives from King County's Joint Labor Management Insurance Committee, key partners in the Healthy Incentives Program.