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City of Seattle
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: TVSea picks up four national awards
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
9/24/1999 12:00:00 AM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hap Freund - (206)684-8328
Katherine Schubert-Knapp (206) 684-0909
Kathy Sugiyama (206) 684-0909
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Seattle’s municipal cable channel wins four government programming
awards
TVSea, the city of Seattle’s municipal cable channel, brought home four awards
from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) 13th
annual Government Programming Awards. Competing against other large cities across the
country, TVSea won four second place awards in the following categories:
- Overall Excellence in Government Programming;
- Innovative Programming (for its introduction to the "Seattle Works!" video);
- Interview/Talk Show (for the Seattle Police Department’s "Beyond The
Badge" program); and
- Government Channel Website (for its Web site: http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/tvsea)
Earlier this summer, TVSea received awards in the Alliance for Community Media’s
annual Home Town USA Video Festival. "Beyond The Badge" received a Judge’s
Choice Award, and the channel took first prize in both the Documentary Profile category
for its "Cedar River Watershed" program and the Government Profile category for
its "Neighborhood Matching Fund" program.
In early September, the Seattle City Council set aside $36,000 for a new city-generated
TV show. The $36,000 — generated by cable franchise fees — will pay for a new
camera and production costs of two pilots. The 30-minute program, highlighting issues
before the City Council and new city programs, will debut in early 2000, running twice a
month.
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