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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.

City Inside/Out: Hate Crimes
City Inside/Out: Hate Crimes
4/17/201529:26

A recent spate of attacks on Seattle's gay and transgender communities has spurred Mayor Ed Murray to form a hate crimes task force. Why is Seattle facing an increase in bias crimes? What can the city do to tackle this troubling trend? How can city leaders address hate violence against other minority communities?

On the show:
Arsalan Bukhari, Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations (WA)
Connie Burk, Executive Director, Northwest Network
Adan Gaal, Cab Driver
Monisha Harrell, Co-Chair, Mayor's Hate Crimes Task Force
Shannon Perez-Darby, Youth Services Manager, Northwest Network
James Ritter, LGBTQ Liaison, Seattle Police Department

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