KBTC's Weekly Public Affairs Show - Friday at 7:30pm
Northwest Now is KBTC's weekly public affairs television show hosted by veteran journalist Tom Layson. Now in its 15th season, Northwest Now takes a closer look at the issues and people who are part of Western Washington.
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Northwest Now Host - Tom Layson
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 the past 40 years. Tom grew up in the Maple Valley area and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University.
This Friday at 7:30pm

Cyber Security
The data lost to millions of hacks is now being picked apart and combined with artificial intelligence to rip people off for billions. Is there any way to stop it or will the good guys always be a step behind? That's part of our discussion about cyber security on Northwest Now.
Audio Preview
Listen to an audio preview of this week's show by Northwest Now's Associate Producer, Chris Anderson.
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Documenting The Unhoused
A tour of a gallery remembering Japanese Americans who lost their freedom during WWII.
Coming Up
February 2 |Cyber SecurityAny idea that our online data is secure has been mostly discredited, but with that said, what steps can you take to try to improve your odds against fraud? The South Sound is becoming a bit of a cyber-security hub, and that’s part of the discussion on this edition of Northwest Now.
February 14 | Brandon Bird Meet the Northwest African American Museum’s new CEO – chosen from a pool of 90 national candidates to lead a beacon of Black culture in the Pacific Northwest.
Northwest Now's 2024-25 Season
Battling the real travel bugs.
A trade war looms.
Documenting the unhoused.
Culture and history come together in theatre.
Ted Bundy's cousin speaks out.
Combining the practical with the intellectual.
The legend of the Willits canoe.
A Northwest television icon.
Salmon recovery starts at 14,411 feet.
Discussing the races to watch.
Progressive victories in the crosshairs.
Will the race for the Governorship in the state of Washington be competitive this time around?
Meet the candidates.
Who will lead the state's legal team?
A memorial of remembrance.
The race for Superintendent of Public Instruction
The host of Homemade Live!