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Andy Hurst

Senior Producer, All Things Considered

About

Andy Hurst is the senior producer for KUOW’s local broadcast of All Things Considered. He works behind the scenes to produce the conversations you hear each day with newsmakers, community members, experts, and journalists. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.

Andy has worked in public radio for more than 15 years. He was a producer for KUOW’s The Record, Weekday, and The Conversation. And he was previously a member of the on-air team at KUOW, hosting middays for several years and filling in across the radio schedule.

He started his journalism career as the local host and producer for Weekend Edition at Northwest Public Broadcasting in Pullman, Washington. He’s a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.

Location: Seattle

Languages Spoken: English

Pronouns: he/him

Professional Affiliations: 2017 Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio State University

Stories

  • Friday Headlines

    Friday Headlines

    We're days away from a government shutdown, Amazon isn't kidding about coming back to the office, and M's fans still have hopes for the postseason

  • Thursday Headlines

    Thursday Headlines

    Mayor Harrell issues executive order on public drug use, grizzlies could return to the North Cascades, and some arts picks for the weekend

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Arrests made in south Seattle home invasions, Seattle cracks down on vacant buildings, and MacPherson’s Fruit and Produce to close

  • Tuesday Headlines

    Tuesday Headlines

    Federal antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, Burien bans encampments despite no shelters, and fall already has more rain than summer

  • Monday Headlines

    Monday Headlines

    Class action lawsuit filed against WA prisons, Seattle wants SCOTUS to rule on public camping, and we remember Seattle bartender Murray Stenson

  • Friday Headlines

    Friday Headlines

    SPD officer on leave after alleged slurs, Bellevue mulls closing schools, and WA tribes get millions from feds to restore salmon

  • Thursday Headlines

    Thursday Headlines

    Seattleites asked to conserve water, covid hospitalizations on the rise, and the Mariners make their playoff push

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Mayor Harrell preps police for new drug law, Inslee attends NYC climate conference, and OL Reign are expected to break attendance records

  • Tuesday Headlines

    Tuesday Headlines

    Seattle passes a new drug law, Starbucks under fire from labor board, and First Lady Jill Biden to visit the PNW

  • Monday Headlines

    Monday Headlines

    Jury selection starts in Tacoma PD trial, Burien may ban camping, and Oregon could reverse course on drug decriminalization