Bill Radke
Host
About
Bill hosts The Record and Week In Review.
After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of the past show Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR.
Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report. He returned to KUOW in 2012.
Podcasts
Stories
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The Record
November 24th | It’s a pandemic Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown
How the holidays will be different this year: staying home, cooking small, and not watching the Apple Cup. But don’t despair! Here are some suggestions on how to be safe while also eating your heart out.
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The Record
November 23rd | With overtime ruling, farmworkers gain legal protections long enjoyed by other industries
The struggle for labor rights, from turn of the (last) century Spokane till this day. A pandemic-driven dearth of interpreters in the King County court system, and the secrets behind a popular food blog.
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Week In Review
New budgets, bridge repairs, and Thanksgiving advice, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with South Seattle Emerald's Carolyn Bick, Crosscut's David Kroman and KUOW's Paige Browning.
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The Record
November 19th | Repair has it
The West Seattle bridge will not be torn down. Handwashing stations have been stood up across the city. What will museum accessibility look like once institutions are able to reopen their doors? And this week’s chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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The Record
This year, give thanks for Zoom
Here's an eye-popping statistic: twenty percent of Seattle-area COVID infections have happened in the past two weeks. A virologist answers your questions about how to keep numbers down for the holidays (hint: virtually is best).
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Seattle arts with Marcie Sillman: past, present, and future
As with most industries during the pandemic, it's a singular time in Seattle arts history. After 35 years of covering the scene, KUOW's longtime arts and culture reporter Marcie Sillman gives us the 30,000
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The Record
November 18th | Citizen activist, or tax dodger? Tim Eyman on trial
Washington’s most prominent anti-tax campaigner is in court again for his repeated violations of campaign finance law. At a critical time for cultural institutions, a look back at 35 years of Seattle art with retiring arts reporter Marcie Sillman. And what does a safe and healthy Thanksgiving look like as the state returns to strict measures meant to stem the spread of COVID-19.
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The Record
From the Black Panthers to the No-Cop Co-op, the long history of American mutual aid
When systems fail marginalized groups, mutual aid is a way for them to take collective action and make change.
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The Record
November 17th | As a second shutdown sets in, tempers fray
From business owners to elected officials, the same question: “How long will we have to keep doing this?” What changes to the eviction moratorium could look like for Washington renters. And what the 46th presidential administration will find when they find themselves before the federal courts.
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The Record
November 16th | When the parking enforcement ban is its own eviction moratorium
At the end of the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, the ban on parking enforcement will be lifted. But what if your vehicle IS your home? The last statewide Republican officeholder on the West Coast. And how mutual aid could change our world.