Hosts
The original hosts of the show were Dick Foley and Dana Middleton, with the soap-opera recap portion of the show hosted by Cindi Rinehart. Dana Middleton left in 1992 to pursue other interests. Her departure was an emotional moment, and her last show was filled with recaps of previous shows. Middleton's replacement was Elisa Jaffe, a reporter and morning news anchor for KOMO News who had also launched the "Morning Express," the station's first hour-long morning newscast in 1987. Dick Foley followed suit in 1996, and was replaced by KPLZ radio host Kent Phillips (who had been filling in on occasion for Cindi Rinehart for a few years prior). Out of the current hosts of the show, Cindi Rinehart was the only remaining host since the show's debut in 1984.
The main portion of the program was most recently hosted by Kent Phillips, with rebroadcasts of segments co-hosted by Natasha Curry (who joined Northwest Afternoon in 2007), and KOMO News reporter Rachelle Murcia.
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