COMMUNITY IMPACT: 110 interviews and productions, 76 hours of programming – We’re just getting started!
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In addition to providing this information often live, in the words of each newsmaker, these video streams also secure this public information far into the future.
We love live streaming! We live-streamed 15 times in 2023 and 70 times in 2024 — so far.
- 85 total live streams
- 12 split screens (originating from the CNL2 studio and remote locations across Western Washinton and Alaska)
- 15 fully remote live streams, where the control room was also remote
- 44 live video shows from the CNL2 Studio
- 3 live audio shows from the CNL2 Studio
Here are links to our seven 2024 election season live streams: (12 hours total of live programming)
- October 17: League of Women’s Voters, Lopez Village Community Center (1 hour, 46 minutes)
- October 16: League of Women’s Voters, Orcas Senior Center, Eastsound (2 hours, 4 minutes)
- October 10: League of Women’s Voters, San Juan Island Grange #966, Friday Harbor (1 hour, 34 minutes)
- October 5: Orcas Women’s Coalition, Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Eastsound (1 hour, 59 minutes)
- July 20: League of Women’s Voters, Orcas Senior Center, Eastsound (3 parts)
- July 17: League of Women’s Voters, San Juan Island Grange #966, Friday Harbor (3 parts)
- Saturday, June 29: Minnie’s “Group with No Name” from American Legion Post 163, Fridays Harbor (1 hour, 56 minutes)
In addition to these election broadcasts, we also streamed: (8.5 hours total of live programming)
- June 8: the 2024 Friday Harbor High School graduation ceremony live through 462 sessions across five continents (1 hour, 48 minutes)
- a news conference in Seattle held by the WSF engineers’ union, held in Seattle (Aug. 8) (34 minutes)
- August 14-18: highlights from all four days of the 2024 San Juan County Fair (5 hours)
- May 28: the 100th anniversary of the Shaw General Store (1 hour, edited to 4 minutes)
- March 16: protest at OPALCO’s proposed solar microgrid (38 minutes)
Recorded special events, edited, and aired soon after (7 interviews for 30 total minutes)
- July 4: July 4 Parade (10 minutes)
- June 15: San Juan Island Pridefest (1 minute, 30 seconds)
- May 7: Boating Season Opening Day Parade (6 minutes, 45 seconds)
- April 28: Friday Harbor Thespian Society Spring Showcase (2 minutes, 30 seconds)
- April 9: Boat demolition during DNR’s vessel turn-in program (3 minutes, 15 seconds)
- March 31: Roche Harbor Easter Egg Hunt (subscriber only)
- February 4: Blue Shark Coast Guard cutter tour (6 minutes)
Recorded interviews with local candidates and referenda (21 interviews for 15 total hours)
- Jon Welch (Jun. 28, Jun. 15, May 24)
- Ray Jackson (announcing)
- Stephanie O’Day (Jun. 25, Mar. 27)
- Rick Hughes (Aug. 9, Jul. 9, May 27, May 4)
- Justin Paulsen (Aug. 8, Jun. 21, May 9)
- Kari McVeigh (Jul. 8, May 22)
- Adrian Kilpatrick (May 23)
- San Juan Island Library Levy Lid Lift (Jul. 2)
- San Juan County Conservation Land Bank
- San Juan County Fire District #3 Levy Lid Lift (Sep. 12, Aug. 31, Jun. 24)
Recorded interviews with office-holders, candidates, and government leaders (17 interviews for 10 total hours)
- Governor Jay Inslee (Aug. 24)
- August 9: U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Raul Garcia
- February 13: Governor candidate Dave Reichert
- June 3: Attorney General candidate Manka Dhingra
- State Senator Liz Lovelett (Dec. 5, 2024)
- State Senator Ron Muzzall (Dec. 21, 2023)
- State Representative Alex Ramel (Jul. 26, Jul. 14)
- County Council Chair Jane Fuller (Jul. 27, Jul. 5, May 15)
- County Council, District 1 Rep Christine Minnie (Jun. 20) (2 minutes)
- County Council, District 2 Rep Cindy Wolf (Jul. 13) (3 parts)
- San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter (Aug. 23, Aug. 5, Apr. 14, Nov. 28, 2023)
- Washington State Ferries Steve Nevey (May 15)
Recorded interviews with nonprofit leaders (27 interviews for 15 total hours)
- Friends of the San Juans (Oct. 26, Aug. 20)
- Land Bank, Lincoln Bormann, Executive Director (Oct. 6, Jul. 18)
- Home Trust, Amanda Lynn, Executive Director (Sep. 15, Sep. 5, Jun. 12)
- San Juan County Fire District #3 (Sep. 12, Aug. 31, Jun. 24, May 9)
- 10th Annual Chamber Music Festival (Sep. 6) (26 minutes)
- Hospice of San Juan, Steve Porten, President (Sep. 5) (28 minutes)
- Studio JAMM – Cabaret Corner (Sep. 1, Apr. 27)
- San Juans Community Theatre (Aug. 10, Jun. 21, Jun. 19)
- San Juan Island Community Foundation (Jun. 8)
- San Juan Island Library (Jul. 28, Jul. 2)
- Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center (Jul. 26)
- San Juan HAM Operators, Brian Hoyer (Jul. 10)
- League of Women’s Voters, Steve Bowman (Jun. 28)
- Island Rec (May 19)
- Friday Harbor Food Bank, Rachelle Radonski (May 15)
- National Park Service, Jeff Hodge (May 13)
Recorded interviews with local personalities (26 interviews for 15 total hours)
- John J. Nance (Aug. 5)
- “What’s So Funny?” Nicole Santora (Jul. 18)
- Erin Andrews, San Juan County Communications Coordinator (Jun. 11)
- Russel Barsh, Ecologist (Jun. 6)
- Tom Bridge, water taxi provider (Jan. 2)
- Karly Leyde, mother of child stranded in Anacortes during WSF incident (Jun. 2)
- Richard Uri, San Juan County Government (May 8)
- 2024 Artist Studio Tour (15 separate interviews): Joe Cooper (May 8), Glenn Hendrick (May 3, Mar. 29), Mosa Baczewska (Apr. 29), Pamela and Joelle Gillette (Apr. 22), Craig Britton and Brittany Whitaker (Apr. 21), Susan Hughes (Apr. 20), Luna And River Wylde (Apr. 18), Jeremy Jennings (Apr. 17), Erin Heydenreich (Apr. 7), Amanda Azous (Apr. 5), Nancy Spaulding (Apr. 2), Paula West (Mar. 12), Marcia Walters (Mar. 11), Darleen Nixon (Mar. 9), Kristen Reitz-Green (Mar. 8)
- Alison Grace Power, student actor (Apr. 30)
- Terry Lush, volunteer skipper of Golden Rule & activism for World peace (Apr. 28)
- Maria Michaelson
- Nate Fihn
CNL2 Breaking News & CNL2 Exclusives (some are text and photo-only):
- Sep. 17: GOVERNOR ORDERS $1.5 MILLION IN STATE ‘EMERGENCY FUNDS’ FOR LOCAL FERRY & BARGE SERVICES & WEEKEND INTER-ISLAND SERVICE THROUGH WINTER 2025
- Aug. 24: GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ON WSF: “The San Juans community has been tolerant to the ‘nth degree…”
- Aug. 21: BREAKING: Governor rejects San Juan County funding proposal for expanded walk-on ferry services during WSF inter-island outages
- Aug. 13: SEVEN SETS OF QUESTIONS CNL2 has about WSF – Roadmap to our reporting in coming months
- Aug. 9: Rick Hughes urges Governor, OFM and MEBA to resolve their differences
- Aug. 8: WSF Engineers detail complaints at Tuesday’s M.E.B.A. press conference
- Aug. 5: ‘This is an Outrage’ – Sheriff Peter Reacts to Tillikum Ferry Captain’s Remarks in Court
- Jul. 31: Waves of Harm to a Lopez Island Business: Restaurant Co-owner Speaks of Frustration Due to Ferry Cancelations
- Jul. 25: At Anacortes Terminal Last Wednesday Night: Orcas Resident Told ‘No More Cars on Standby’ Only to Leave Car Behind, Walk-on, and Photograph Less-than-full Ferry
- Jul. 22: BREAKING: San Juan County Council Agrees to Phone Governor Jay Inslee – Will Ask Gov to Declare State of Emergency in WSF Service in San Juans
- Jul. 5: Jane Fuller, Top Elected Official in San Juan County Government, Speaks on Ferries
- Jun. 21: Big Turnout on Blakely Island Friday Afternoon for New Marine Navigation Sign
- Jun. 20: County Trail Planners in a Hurry to Find Path of Least Resistance
- Jun. 1: Group of 20+ Lopez Youth WSF Walk-ons Took 7 (not 5) Hours to Get from Friday Harbor to Lopez Friday
- May 23: $20,000 ‘Special Boost’ Tourism Ad Campaign Underway
- May 15: Top WSF Leaders Talk ‘Culture Change,’ Fewer Cancelations, New Boats in 2028, Public-Private Partnerships, Sidney Route & More
- May 13: Third Candidate for County Council District 1 Filed: Adrian Kilpatrick
- May 9: San Juan Island Fire & Rescue Chief Monin Discusses Department Finances
- May 7: Mayor Jackson Decides to Not Run for County Council
- May 4: Corryorgraphy Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- Apr. 28: World-famous Sailboat Named ‘Golden Rule’ Will Dock in Friday Harbor Late August – Boat has History with Terry Lush Family
- Apr. 18: BREAKING NEWS: Friday Harbor Town Council Votes 5-0 to Uphold Notice of Violation to San Juan County
- Apr. 9: EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: DNR’s Vessel Turn-in Program Disposing of 14 Boats Here
- Apr. 5: Town Council Member Mason Turnage Reads Public Apology
- Mar. 16: Thirty Citizens Gathered at Proposed OPALCO Solar ‘Microgrid’ Location Today
- Mar. 13: Friday Harbor Mayor Urges Public Protesting be Done on Courthouse Lawn
