City Inside/Out
Local issues from all sides -- Fridays | 7 p.m.About City Inside/Out
Seattle is a vibrant and complex city, and the Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out with Brian Callanan brings you thoughtful, in-depth reports and discussions about important local issues every week.
Brian Callanan is a five-time Emmy winner who currently serves as a host, producer, and moderator for the Seattle Channel, where he's worked since 2011. His career in broadcast journalism began in 1995, and includes an 11-year stint as a reporter and anchor for Q13 News. Brian won the Seattle Municipal League's Civic Award for Government News Reporting in 2016. He lives with his wife and two daughters in West Seattle.
In response to a recent spike in youth vaping and lung illnesses, Washington state has banned the sale of flavored vapes for four months. But are they connected? Will the ban do more harm than good? Should state lawmakers make the ban permanent next year? We clear the air as the vaping controversy heats up.
In this show:
Joshua Baba, General Manager, Galaxy Vapor
Sarah Ross-Viles, Former Director, Tobacco Studies Program, UW
Julie Anderson, Manager, eCig n' Vape
Dr. Susan Collins, Co-Director, HaRRT Center
Karen Demaree, Parent
Erin Edwards, Parent
Clint Pettee, Co-owner, River Reserve
Olive Smith, Anti-vaping activist
The WA State Dept. of Health has a hotline and app to help the public quit smoking and vaping. For more information, visit here.