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KIRO Hosts Town Hall on Guns


Topic: Safety Initiatives
Posted on 4/1/2018

Cox Media Group’s CBS affiliate KIRO-TV Seattle hosted, aired and streamed “KIRO 7 Live Town Hall: An Urgent Conversation About Guns” on March 14. The dialogue from the one-hour special provided new perspectives from a variety of viewpoints on the gun controversy, including Governor Jay Inslee, Sen. Tim Sheldon, Sen. Manka Dhingra, high school teachers, professors, students and journalists.

“KIRO 7 is committed to taking our viewers in-depth on important local issues, and delivering the story in balanced and impactful ways like we did with the Live Town Hall,” said Vice President and General Manager Greg Bilte.



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