Northwest Reports

Northwest Reports
September 8, 1992 - September 14, 1997


Opening credits to the show, 1992.

Lars Larson hosted this weekly newsmagazine which profiled people of the Northwest and aimed to provide in-depth coverage of their accomplishment and concerns.

Segments on the premiere included an eye clinic in Chehalis, Washington; an interview with Bill Bowerman, the former University of Oregon track coach who was also a founder of Nike; and scenes of families from the Pacific Northwest who were bringing medical assistance to the beleaguered Kurds in northern Iraq.

Billed as "the first local weekly newsmagazine," Northwest Reports had aired as a series of specials on KPTV during the previous two years.

Host Lars Larson on the "Northwest Reports" set.

Lars Larson introduces a story in front of the "Northwest Reports" monitor.

Each story was preceded by producer credits. Cameraman
Gordon Coffin shot and edited many of the Northwest Reports
packages.

Lars Larson in the field, covering a story.

Halfway, Oregon. A little town visited by...

...Gerry Frank, who took viewers on a weekly trip to interesting
and out-of-the-way places in the Northwest.

When KPTV moved to its new building in Southeast Portland,
Northwest Reports moved to the new studio used by Good Day
Oregon and The 10 O'Clock News.

KPTV ran a full page ad in TV Guide for the series premiere,
September 8, 1992.

Northwest Reports BROADCAST HISTORY

SEP 1992 - : TUE 9:00PM-10:00PM

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