Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
About
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming. She has covered the arts, municipal government, politics, and misinformation as part of KUOW's Stand with the Facts live event series, in partnership with the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public. She really enjoys election night coverage, in spite of herself. Kim started out in broadcast journalism in Calgary at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, before working at NPR member station KERA in Dallas and then KUOW. Kim spends most winters waiting for baseball season to start.
Location: Seattle and the Eastside
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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New KUOW podcast 'Control-F' debuts
How many undocumented immigrants live in the United States? How is the poverty line calculated? And what information are companies tracking about us as we surf the internet? Well, Wednesday is the debut of a KUOW podcast about the data that is shaping our lives every day, even if we don't realize it. It's called "Control F," and it's hosted by KUOW's Clare McGrane and Teo Popescu.
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Can Washington state lawmakers cut their way out of a $2 billion shortfall?
Washington state's 60-day legislative session started Monday in Olympia with lawmakers facing a $2 billion budget shortfall. Washington State Standard reporter Jerry Cornfield has been following lawmakers' attempts to soften the blow.
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The Huskies quarterback that just left just came back
Huskies star quarterback Demond Williams Jr. made a surprise announcement last week that he would enter the transfer portal, leaving the University of Washington despite signing a contract just days earlier. UW threatened to sue to enforce the contract with Williams. The day after that announcement, sportswriter Danny O’Neil, author of The Dang Apostrophe Substack newsletter, said, “I don’t think anyone expects the resolution here is Demond Williams plays for the Huskies in 2026.” The next day, Williams said he would return to the Huskies. O'Neil talks about how he’s been shocked twice in one week by this ongoing saga.
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A Huskies quarterback leaves, UW threatens to sue
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A bid rigging scandal in Bellingham may involve ChatGPT
At least one expert says it may be the first time AI has been at the center of procurement fraud.
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As Washington state's flood recovery unfolds, what resources can people expect?
We don't have numbers yet on how many Washington homes and businesses have experienced flooding. Emergency officials say it's too early to even guess until flood waters recede. But for people starting to clean up, the safety issues are serious. Flood waters can bring sewage and bacteria, which cause mold and other hazards. To find out more about what's ahead in the recovery process, Kim Malcolm talked to KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg, who has been reporting on what assistance will be available to Western Washingtonians as they recover.
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'It felt like a movie.' Whatcom County couple watched as their house was swept down the river
Mike Khazak and Sarah Hansen rushed to save themselves, their dogs, and their goats last week as their home in Deming, Washington, was swept into the Nooksack River. The dramatic moment was captured in a viral video that circulated across the country and around the world.
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Catastrophic flooding threatens thousands in Skagit County
As many as 78,000 people have been urged to evacuate from flood zones in Washington’s Skagit River Valley. Officials expect the river to crest in Mount Vernon around 4 am tomorrow morning.
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‘His eyes were as big as saucers.’ Remembering the Whatcom Creek explosion
"It's not an easy story to tell." That's the way host Chris Morgan introduces a recent episode of his podcast "The Wild." The focus is a terrible accident that occurred 26 years ago, on June 10, 1999, in Bellingham, Washington. The Olympic Pipeline explosion killed three boys and destroyed a large swath of the Whatcom Creek Watershed. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to Morgan about what happened and the recovery process.
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Sen. Murray defends her shutdown stance amid looming health care cost increases
Congress is back at work after the longest federal government shutdown ever that was triggered when Senate Democrats refused to approve a spending plan amid a standoff over expiring health care subsidies. Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what happened and what comes next.