Angela King
Morning News Host
About
Angela King is an Emmy-award winning journalist who’s been a part of the northwest news scene since the early 1990s. A proud University of Washington alumna, with degrees in Broadcast Journalism and American Ethnic Studies, she started her career as a news writer in Seattle, before becoming a reporter and anchor in Seattle, Portland and Albuquerque.
Angela's work has been honored by such groups as the Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2009, U.W.'s ViewpointMagazine also named her as one of the “Top 40 to Watch.” "I wouldn't be where I am today if it weren't for the University of Washington," says Angela. "That's why it's so nice to come back home, where it all started."
In addition to her work as a journalist, Angela is an independent documentary producer and has contributed her talents to a variety of local organizations.
Stories
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What King County’s first Regional Homelessness Authority wants to do differently
Marc Dones is the leader of the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority. They want to give people with lived experience a say in the region's plan.
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Is Black and Asian solidarity possible? These artists say yes
Inspired by a bold mural by Vietnamese artist Tân Nguyen and Black Seattle artist Moses Sun, KUOW's Kristin Leong saw the potential these communities held if they could come together for a common cause. But that meant overcoming two particularly steep challenges: that a lot of people just don't want to talk about race, and that there is long-standing tension between the Asian and Black communities.
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Out of the election and into... another election. This week in politics
Just when you thought you might catch a break from the rough edges of national politics, a new race is taking shape for Washington's 8th Congressional District seat. Republican Matt Larkin - who ran for attorney general last year and lost - is taking on incumbent Democratic Representative Kim Schrier.
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'You are only defeated if you stop fighting'
Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of the South Seattle Emerald and columnist for the Seattle Times. He's a Black man who grew up in South Seattle. And he spoke to KUOW's Morning Edition about how this city has changed - after George Floyd was killed but also long before that.
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The murder of George Floyd and the movement that lives on in Seattle one year later
As the world marks one year since George Floyd's murder, Seattle is preparing for another anniversary: the creation of the CHOP, or the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. Through both events, a familiar voice in the Black community and Seattle Black media emerged as a trusted guide to people around the globe.
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If a bargain gets vetoed, was it ever really 'grand'? This week in politics
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is in hot water - with Republican lawmakers, yes, but also some fellow Democrats. It’s about a so-called “grand bargain” agreed to during the recent legislative session in the state Senate. That deal smoothed the way for the passage of two landmark climate bills: a carbon-cap program and clean fuel standards.
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Seattle Children's Hospital is gearing up to vaccinate kids as young as 12. And even younger kids could soon follow
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine be used with children as young as 12. With that, children 12 to 15 years old will soon be receiving their Pfizer shots.
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'It's getting pretty hot' - this week in politics, not the weather
How would you like to be stuck in Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan while the bulk of Washington counties gets to remain in the more relaxed, more business-friendly Phase 3? Pierce County, which was rolled back to Phase 2 three weeks ago, doesn’t like it one bit. Some loc
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These tribes have not received federal assistance during the pandemic
The Indian Health Service has been lauded for the success of its vaccine rollout. But there’s one group of tribes that received no vaccines, no testing supplies and none of the federal relief money that’s gone to Indian Country during the pandemic.
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Vaccinated and ready to celebrate? Not so fast.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to announce which counties will have to fall back a phase in the state's reopening plan. King County is one of at least a dozen counties that is not currently meeting the benchmarks to remain in the more loose Phase 3.