Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Residents of Colfax may have noticed two women shooting video footage in town the past two weeks. Shaye Kingsley and Shannon Moudy were here for their work with KLEW-TV Lewiston, a CBS affiliate producing a piece on Colfax for their “Our Town” program.
The new, original program for KLEW is expected to air this fall, following promotions work.
The 11-minute Colfax segment is nearly complete, along with similar packages on Orofino, Uniontown and Moscow.
Kingsley and Moudy will take their cameras next to the Kamiah-Kooskia area to cover eight towns, beginning in August.
“It's kind of a stepping stone, I think, for more original programming,” said Kingsley, a productions assistant.
She and Moudy, a reporter, were in Colfax on two occasions, first for interviews in June and then for follow-up footage last week.
Households in the eight-county area surrounding Spokane have KREM or KLEW for the CBS affiliate, also on DIRECTV or DISH.
“Basically, anybody with a T.V. can get both of us,” said KLEW Station Manager Dan Stellmon.
The station will first air shorts of the “Our Town” features on KLEW News broadcasts – one town per week – before putting two to three segments together in half-hour episodes later this summer.
“We're really excited to do this,” said Stellmon. “Obviously, our region has a rich history and each town has their own.”
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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