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 the past 40 years. Tom grew up in the Maple Valley area and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University.

Saving The Source 

The water salmon and steelhead rely on for survival begins its journey to the sound from the very highest peaks in the Olympics and the Cascades. For this chapter of Northwest Now's Saving The Salmon series, we examine the upslope efforts to enhance our region's watersheds.

Audio Preview 

Listen to an audio preview of this week's show by Northwest Now's Associate Producer, Chris Anderson.

October 18 | Election Roundtable Northwest Now’s election night team discusses all the races that matter as the state prepares for the release of the first ballot count on election night.

October 25 | Saving the Source From the Cascade crest to the mouths of western Washigton’s great rivers, thousands of people are working to protect the watersheds that salmon rely upon for clear, cool water.

November 1 | Pat Cashman Pacific Northwest television viewers will certainly remember Almost Live! and beloved cast member Pat Cashman. He looks back on his years as a local television star and talks about what he’s up to now.