SEATTLE CHANNEL SHOW HOSTS

Lowell Deo
Lowell Deo is host of Neighborhood News, the SEATTLE CHANNEL'S monthly look at vibrant people, places and neighborhoods around the city. Television viewers may recognize Lowell from the Seattle airwaves, where he's reported on Western Washington issues for more than a decade. Theatre patrons may recognize him from the stage, where he's worked to distinguish himself as an actor.

C.R. Douglas
C.R. Douglas is the host of City Inside/Out, the SEATTLE CHANNEL'S weekly news/interview program. He also serves as a reporter for the Seattle Channel and hosts Ask the Mayor, a monthly call-in program with Mayor Greg Nickels. C.R. has also appeared numerous times in local media as a political analyst, including KCPQ-TV, NWCN (Northwest Cable News), KING-TV, KONG-TV, KIRO Radio, and KPLU Radio. C.R. has been named "The Charlie Rose of Seattle" by Seattle Magazine; "Best On-Air Interviewer" by the Seattle Weekly; "Forty under 40: Emerging Leaders" by the Puget Sound Business Journal; and was nominated for an Emmy Award (NW Region) in spring of 2007.

Robert Horton
Robert reviews films for The Herald (Everett) and KUOW-FM, and has written for many publications, including Film Comment magazine. He is the author of BILLY WILDER: INTERVIEWS (2001) and FRANKENSTEIN (2009), and his work has been included in BEST AMERICAN FILM WRITING 1999 and the INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF FILMS AND FILMMAKERS. He is also the host/curator of the "Magic Lantern" series of monthly film talks at the Frye Art Museum. Robert's tangled Seattle roots include the Blanchet High musicals, a nonprofit stint with the Seattle Film Society, and working at the Frankfurter on the Ave while in college. He got married in January 2008; so far, so good!

Nancy Guppy
Nancy Guppy grew up in Seattle and, with the exception of a three-year stint in Los Angeles, has lived in the city her entire life. Before creating arts programming for the SEATTLE CHANNEL, Nancy spent 10 years as a writer/performer on KING TV's late night comedy show, Almost Live. As far as life outside of work goes, Nancy enjoys morning coffee, daily walks, all sorts of art events, cooking for friends, and hang time with husband Joe and dog Bebo. Nancy hosts City A Go Go and Gallery Hop on the SEATTLE CHANNEL.

Kevin Joyce
Kevin Joyce is the host Big Night Out, the SEATTLE CHANNEL'S monthly variety show. Kevin has been a performer and producer for live shows, music and video in Seattle since 1990. A co-founder of UMO Ensemble, he also created the solo A Pale and Lovely Place, and has been seen performing at scores of public schools, special events and 7:30 a.m. corporate functions. His CD Say It and the comedy video Loud Yoga both came out in 2006. He lives on Vashon Island and works with his partner Martha Enson in EnJoy Productions.

Eric Liu
Eric Liu is the host of Seattle Voices. The concept for the show grew out of the many conversations he engaged in while writing his book "Guiding Lights: How to Mentor -- and Find Life's Purpose," which tells the stories of life-changing mentors, teachers and coaches from many walks. Eric is also the author of "The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker," a New York Times Notable Book and he edited the Norton anthology "Next: Young American Writers on the New Generation." Eric served as a speech writer for President Clinton, an executive at RealNetworks, a commentator on CNN, MSNBC and CNBC. Eric lives in Seattle, where he teaches at the UW's Evans School of Public Affairs and serves on the boards of numerous civic organizations.

Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl, author of the best-selling Book Lust, creator of the internationally recognized program, If All of Seattle Read the Same Book, and model for the world-famous Archee McPhee "Librarian Action Figure," is host of Book Lust with Nancy Pearl on the SEATTLE CHANNEL. Nancy is a longtime freelance contributor to Booklist magazine and formerly served as director of the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library. Visit Nancy's website at nancypearl.com to learn more about Nancy and her most recently recommended books.

John Richards
The Local Music Show is a half-hour program showcasing local artists and their music videos, hosted by John Richards and taped at live music venues around the city. In addition to hosting and producing the 90.3 FM KEXP Morning Show, he is also the Associate Program Director of KEXP and producer and host of KEXP's Local Music Show Audioasis and community outreach programs. John is co-founder and co-president of Loveless Records and does A&R for Gary Gersh's new music collective known as The TAO Organization. John also does music consulting and contributes to NPR and Seattle Sound magazine. John is married not only to his work but also his wife Tiffany and they are the proud father of a future musical prodigy named Arlie Richards.