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NORTHWEST NOW 2022
The Western Flyer
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Northwest Now is a weekly public affairs television show hosted by veteran journalist Tom Layson. Every week we take a closer look at the issues and people who are part of Western Washington. Join us every Friday night at 7:30 on KBTC. You can see past editions of Northwest Now below.
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Tom Layson is KBTC's Managing Editor and worked in Yakima, Terre Haute, Louisville, Sacramento, Columbus and New York-New Jersey. Tom anchored 13 hours of live coverage in the NY/NJ market during 9-11 - just one example of the many thousands of hours he’s been on set or in the field covering politics, natural disasters, courts and crime, economic development, personal finance and the environment over the past 38 years. Tom grew up in the Maple Valley area and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University.
Recent Editions of Northwest Now


Special Olympics - May 27
Let the games begin.


Laurie Jinkins - May 20
The Speaker of the House


Governor Inslee 2022 - May 13
Mission Accomplished?


Real Estate 2022 - May 6
Can the boom continue?


Gold Star Author - April 29
A Puyallup widow seeks the truth.


J.T Wilcox - April 15
The House Minority leader.


Opioid Deaths - April 1
A bad problem gets worse.


Randy Hansen - March 25
A living tribute to Jimi Hendrix.


TacomaSafe - March 18
Business concerned about crime.


Open Government 2022 - March 11
Transparency advocates fight and win.


John Keister - March 4
The host of Almost Live!


Japanese Exclusion - Feb 18
Remembering a dark chapter of history


Ron Chew - Feb 11
My Unforgotten Seattle


Black History: Leadership - Feb 4
Shaping policy in a divisive era.


Pierce County Economy 2022 - Jan 21
Searching for skilled workers


Leonard Forsman - Jan 14
The UW's first indigenous regent.


Mark Pattison - Jan 7
Climbing the world's seven summits.

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