David Hyde
Reporter
About
David’s people-focused politics coverage tracks local and national races. At KUOW, David has also reported for our Hearken Team answering listener questions,and covered a variety of other topics ranging from vaccine hesitancy to climate change.
Previously David worked as talk show producer and also frequently hosted interviews and live call-in segments. David's education includes PhD ABD in U.S. History from Rutgers University and a BA in History from Reed College.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists
Stories
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Government
Everyone hates political attack ads. But is there a silver lining to all that spending?
Does all that campaign ad money at least give the economy a boost?
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Government
Outside money floods into Rossi-Schrier race: Can anyone stop it?
Millions of dollars flood in to Washington State from all over the country, mostly for political ads.
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Government
Will Kavanaugh saga help Washington Dems flip the U.S. House?
Senator Patty Murray thinks the Kavanaugh saga will help Washington Democrats win in 2018. But flipping a house seat won't be easy.
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Government
So why does Seattle's economy have to grow, exactly? A Seattle question for the ages
Rapid economic growth has been leading to problems in Seattle for a long time. Back 1950s, a satirical group called “Lesser Seattle” was created to combat that by telling the world how crappy (and rainy) life is here in Seattle.
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Education
Why is there a gun range next to this Issaquah school?
Issaquah is changing, and newcomers who find the sound of gunfire disturbing could help flip the 8th Congressional District. And that could help Democrats take the U.S. House.
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Education
Big One would kill or maim 'hundreds or thousands of school kids'
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Is a plane from Sea-Tac going to crash onto your house?
Seattleites worry a lot about disasters. Earthquakes, landslides, forest fires (or at least the smoke from them) ... Then there's the concern that a...
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Could a tsunami reach Columbia City? And other Disaster Night! questions
A catastrophe-focused crowd turned out last night for KUOW’s Disaster Night! — a quiz show about natural disasters (and disaster movies), at the Royal...
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Seattle street lights may disrupt your sleep — but don't expect new ones for a while
Seattle street lights are, it appears, bad for spiders. And you and me and other wildlife — the intense white-blue light can disrupt the circadian...
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How much of 'the 1 percent' lives in Seattle?
Seattle got richer in the last decade. You know that. But how many of those in the top 1 percent income bracket live here?