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Jason Burrows

Producer/Announcer

About

Jason M Burrows is part of the Production Team on Soundside, and takes on announcing duties when needed.

He got his start onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln volunteering for the ship's KRUZ-FM, then spent 15 years as the "Jack of all Trades" at 96.5 Jack-FM.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: he/him

Professional Affiliations: Military Veterans in Journalism

Podcasts

Stories

  • hummingbird bainbridge island
    Science

    How dramatic pandemic shifts affected Northwest birds

    While we were cooped up in Covid lockdowns, birds in the cities and suburbs of the Pacific Northwest were spreading their wings! And in a new University of Washington paper, ornithologists suggest that birds like crows, hummingbirds, finches, and chickadees were using a wider variety of public spaces during the early days of the pandemic. Olivia Sanderfoot was the lead researcher on the study.

  • caption: The first free-standing tsunami refuge in North America is now open in Tokeland in Pacific County, Washington.
    Environment

    Exploring North America's first free-standing tsunami tower

    If you spend any time driving along the coast of Washington, you’ll see Tsunami Escape Route signs leading the way to higher ground. Tokeland, WA is one of the communities in a tsunami risk zone, it's about 30 miles southwest of Aberdeen on the Washington Coast. It's ALSO home to a brand-new tsunami tower.

  • caption: The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain is Different and How to Understand Yours
    Science

    Understanding how our brains work through the Neuroscience of You

    According to Dr. Chantel Prat, "The point of the brain is to take in as much information in the world around the being that it's driving, and use this information to guide that being through life in a way that maximizes its success." But how individual brains work comes down to a fascinating combination of factors, with each person's experiences changing how they engage with the world.

  • caption: Homes are shown in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle in July of 2020.

    What can Seattle learn from Spokane's "Missing Middle Housing" solution?

    The City of Spokane voted to allow “missing middle housing” across the city earlier this month. That means it’s now legal to build duplexes, triplexes, quads and townhomes in all residential areas. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols looked into how that happened, and what kind of competition that sets up for Seattle, which also has a housing shortage.

  • caption: Wine grapes from SJR Vineyard
    Environment

    The heat, the smoke, the pandemic, rising costs. It's not an easy time to make wine in the PNW.

    In 2020, wineries in the Pacific Northwest had to rethink how they did business... Because of the pandemic, they couldn't keep their tasting rooms open. Wildfire smoke got into grapes and changed the way their wines tasted, and often not for the better. The supply chain wineries relied on started faltering. And, of course, our summers are getting hotter and drier. So, what does it look like to run a winery when so many elements you rely on are rapidly changing?

  • caption: On a bright summer day, downtown Leavenworth almost looks like a real Bavarian village.
    Politics

    Taking the temperature as Washington's primary races heat up

    Washington’s primary election is happening right now. This vote will whittle down a big field of candidates for important jobs like – Secretary of State, all state House spots and half of the state Senate positions, congressional seats and a spot in the U.S. Senate. KUOW’s David Hyde is here to walk us through what’s going on.

  • caption: King County drop box.
    Government

    Is someone watching you vote?

    Austin Jenkins brings us the latest on the "Guard The Vote" movement, led by an unsanctioned group of citizens ostensibly watching for voter fraud at the ballot box.