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.
To see more of Bill's past KUOW work, visit our archive site.
Podcasts
Stories
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Week In Review
This week we ask: Are you upset about Amazon?
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with the Seattle Channel Civic Cocktail's Joni Balter, Seattle Times technology reporter Rachel Lerman and former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn.
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The Record
November 15th: Throwing Amazon 2.4 billion bones
New York gave Amazon a tax credit of almost $50K per employee it brings to town. Is it worth it? You could ask the same thing about whale watching (so we did). In addition to that, a look at dancer Donald Byrd’s legacy, a question about what happened with the Boeing 737 MAX crash, and T-Mobile’s name is coming to a baseball field near you.
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The Record
November 14th: Open enrollment: the most wonderful time of the year
Open enrollment is upon us! What’s the deal for 2019? Also, MLB investigates the Mariners for racism. An Edward Hopper painting is diverted from the Seattle Art Museum. And how should parents invest in their children’s schools and future?
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The Record
November 13th: Amazon puts a ring on two (and a half) new headquarter cities
After weeks of leaks, Amazon ‘fesses up: New York and DC are in – along with Nashville, kind of. A chef spills some of the family secrets hidden in American food, and one listener offers a creative way to see loved ones off at airport gates.
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The Record
Women's anger is having its moment
"Eloquent Rage." "Good and Mad." "Rage Becomes Her." These new books celebrate women’s anger.
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Week In Review
This week, we're getting political
Tuesday was election day, and the big news out of Washington State was a flipped 8th District and a more blue King County. We dive into the winners and losers from the 2018 midterm elections.
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The Record
Should we allow biomedical research on animals?
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The Record
November 8th: If you could keep the sun from setting… would you?
California passes a resolution to put a ring on daylight saving(s) time; is WA next? In other sunny southern news, San Francisco has approved a tax on big businesses to pay for homelessness programs. UW’s animal research centers are not without controversy. And while women’s anger seems to be having a political moment, that’s not without controversy either.
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The Record
Democracy sausages keep Australians voting
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The Record
Why Susan Orlean loves libraries