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. 

WATCH LIVE| Friday nights at 7:30pm on KBTC and the KBTC Livestream.  

STREAM | Available here and on-demand on the free PBS App.  

LISTEN | Listen here, download, or find episodes at Apple Podcasts.

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Northwest Now Digital Extra | Northwest Now Digital First | Open Government | Saving the Salmon |Specials

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 over the past 38 years. Tom grew up in the Maple Valley area and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University.

Shorelines of Stone

In this special edition of Northwest Now, we get out of the studio and into the community to take a closer look at how progress on the land is hurting the life in the waters of Puget Sound.

July 26 | Shorelines of Stone  Northwest Now takes a close look at how progress on the land is hurting the life in the waters of Puget Sound.

August 2 | Picking Up the Past  Northwest Now Host Tom Layson travels throughout Puget Sound to take a closer look at efforts to remove wood pilings coated with a harmful chemical that was placed over a century ago.

August 9 | Making the ConnectionsFrom climate change to toxins, there are hundreds of species directly threatened by declining water quality in Puget Sound.

August 16 | Breaking the BarriersAn in-depth look at barriers like floating bridge pontoons, culverts, and dams and the effects they have on salmon migration.