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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Seattle activist Cary Moon enters race to unseat Mayor Murray
There’s another new candidate this week in the Seattle mayor's race: activist, landscape designer and engineer Cary Moon. But Moon said her decision...
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Science doesn't care about your ideology. That includes you, Seattle liberals
UW philosopher Michael Blake supports a march for science because, he says, basic scientific knowledge is under attack, especially from the right. But...
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She had a choice: Defend climate science or keep a Customs officer happy
University of Washington professor and climate researcher Abigail Swann tells politics reporter David Hyde about why she signed a protest letter directed at EPA chief Scott Pruitt. She also shares a story about the time a border official told her climate science is a hoax:
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'Keep Seattle': Former Mayor Mike McGinn jumps into race against Ed Murray
Mike McGinn wants to be mayor of Seattle again. We got the first hint with a tweet Monday morning of an image of a campaign sign that read only: "Keep...
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Mayor Murray's lawyer: Medical exam shows case should be dropped
Ed Murray’s lawyer says a doctor’s exam shows sexual assault allegations against the Seattle mayor are false.
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The great Starbucks tent revival, er, shareholder meeting
The scene at Seattle’s McCaw Hall had the feel of a tent revival meeting. There was gospel music. "Lord, please let me go ... take me to the river, I...
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Eerie parallels between 1907 Bellingham riots and anti-Sikh hate in 2017
The Bellingham riots of 1907 made national news: Hundreds of white workers viciously attacked east Indian men, mostly Sikhs.
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What a white terror spree in '80s Seattle says about anti-Semitism today
Behold the bloody story of The Order, which ended in fire and death on Whidbey Island.
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Who'll lead the Democrats nationally? Inslee and Podlodowski at odds
Democrats from Washington state will be in Atlanta on Saturday to help pick a new leader for the Democratic National Committee. Gov. Jay Inslee is...
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Behind the scenes of the protest targeting Republican Congressman Dave Reichert
In a Fremont conference room, about a dozen people pored over a hand-drawn map of the area around Republican Congressman Dave Reichert's office over in...