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We all awoke to some sad news this morning. Renowned CBS News producer Don Hewitt passed away.

Hewitt was a legend in the news business, with a career spanning more than 60 years. He mentored some of the greatest journalists of the 20th Century – Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly, Mike Wallace, Dan Rather, the list goes on and on.

A few weeks ago, the Queen Anne Farmers Market kicked off amid a lot of fanfare and hoopla. The Mayor was there, along with city councilors and state lawmakers, to celebrate the opening with the denizens of one of Seattle’s oldest neighborhoods.

Why such a big deal? Because this year’s market almost didn’t happen.

Michael Jackson’s untimely death will undoubtedly dominate the news for a while – days, possibly weeks. 24-hour cable channels, newspapers, tabloids, blog-sites and even the major broadcast networks will frantically report every breaking news detail emerging from the circumstances of his death, and saturate us with retrospectives on his life, career, quirks and legal troubles.

That’s right. The renowned PBS and NPR host took my necktie.

Here’s how it went down. Tavis Smiley was in Seattle this week to promote his new book, "Accountable, Making America as Good as its Promise".

The first episode of KCTS 9’s three part special report, Tough Times: Rising Above the Financial Crisis, aired this week. The series comes at a difficult stage for Washington state and the nation. Over 303,750 Washingtonians are currently looking for work -- the highest ever amount for the state. More »

Last week, we were offered the opportunity to interview renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. “Sure,” I said. “Why not?” After all, Dr. More »

WARNING – The beginning of this article may provoke temporary feelings of fiscally-induced depression, financial hopelessness, and overall economic-based anxiety, but PLEASE keep reading.

Economists will argue whether unemployment is really a good indicator of a region’s economic health. Some say, because of how it’s measured, you really can’t put too much stock in how many people are out of work at any given moment.

Ever wonder how we select guests for our program Conversations at KCTS 9?

In case you haven’t noticed, we have a thing for animal stories here at KCTS 9 Connects. Not the typical “baby ducks crossing the street” or “waterskiing squirrel” stories you’ll find on the local news, mind you; but some of the more interesting, overlooked animal annals of the Pacific Northwest.