About
Our mission: To create and serve a more informed public.
Our vision: Broaden conversations. Deepen understanding.
A better future begins with an informed public.
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an independent, nonprofit news organization that produces award-winning journalism, innovative podcasts, engaging community events, and more.
Our work is about truth. We were founded with the idea that everyone should have free access to honest, fact-checked information — as well as stories that broaden conversations and deepen understanding of the world around us. We work every day in service of our mission to create and serve a more informed public, because we believe an informed public is essential to a thriving community, a vibrant democracy, and a better future.
We are one of the nation's founding NPR member stations, broadcasting from the Puget Sound region continually since 1952. KUOW acknowledges that we occupy the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands of the Coast Salish people.
Our Journalism
KUOW produces factual, trusted news and information for Seattle and Western Washington. Our newsroom covers the environment, economy, education, immigration, politics, policing, health and culture. Some of our coverage priorities include how people afford to live in one of America’s least affordable cities and how AI is changing the way we work, along with the innovations, ideas and trends that get a start here in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about our journalism practices >
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
KUOW is committed to advancing equity through reflection, learning, and organizational improvement. As a public media organization, we strive to ensure our policies, practices, and programming are inclusive and responsive to the perspectives of the communities we serve. Learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at KUOW >
Our Funding
KUOW is a self-sustaining service of the University of Washington. More than 90% of our funding comes from individual contributors and local business supporters who share our belief that an informed public makes our community stronger. Learn more about our funding and the impact of community supporters in our latest Impact Report.