Inside Olympia

Inside Olympia is a weekly Washington State public affairs TV show on the TVW network that began airing in 1998.[1] The show features in-depth, one-on-one interviews and panel discussions with major figures in Washington State government and public affairs, including state governors, executive cabinet-level agency leaders, state legislators, and labor union leaders.[2] The show is considered a major component of the services that have earned TVW the nickname "Washington state’s own C-SPAN."[3][4]

Inside Olympia has been hosted by Northwest News Network reporter Austin Jenkins since 2008.[1][2][5] From 2003 to 2008, the show was hosted by capitol reporter and later Washington State Public Disclosure Commission chair David Ammons, who took the place of TVW co-founder and later Lieutenant Governor of Washington Denny Heck.[6] The first host was Barry Mitzman, formerly of KCTS-TV.[7]

  1. ^ a b About–TVW Reporting. TVW. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Inside Olympia. TVW. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  3. ^ What’s Happening for Dec. 5. The Olympian. Accessed April 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Eye on Olympia: TVW offers gavel-to-gavel insider's view". Kitsap Sun. 16 March 2003.
  5. ^ Austin Jenkins Olympia Correspondent. NW News Network. 2022. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Durbin, Kathie. "Dave Ammons appointed to PDC". The Chronicle. January 7, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "TVW financing in some doubt, organizers say". The Olympian. Olympia, Washington. December 27, 1997. p. C1, C2. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.