Deborah Wang
Contributing Reporter, Editor, & Host
About
Deborah is a contributing reporter, editor, and host at KUOW. Since joining the staff in 2005, Deborah has done everything from political reporting to podcast hosting and she has served as interim news director. She is an award–winning radio and television journalist whose career spans more than three decades.
Deborah's first reporting job was at public radio station WFCR in Amherst, Massachusetts. In 1990, she went to work for National Public Radio and served as NPR's Asia correspondent based in Hong Kong. During that time, she covered the Persian Gulf War from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and then spent months in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq filing stories on the war's aftermath.
In 1993, she joined ABC News as a television correspondent in Beijing and Hong Kong, and covered, among other things, Hong Kong's handover from British to Chinese rule. In 1999, she set up the network's first news bureau in Seattle.
Deborah has also worked as an on–air anchor for CNN International, as host of IN Close on KCTS9 Public Television in Seattle. She is a long-time host on the TEDxSeattle stage.
In recent years, Deborah's reporting has focused on adolescents and mental health. She was the recipient of a 2018-2019 Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship.
Deborah has won numerous awards for her reporting, including the Alfred I. DuPont Silver Baton, the Overseas Press Club's Lowell Thomas Award and a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation.
To see more of Deborah's past KUOW work, visit our archive site.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational Chinese
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: US Advisory Board Member, Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowships
Stories
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Who's Winning The GOP Ground Game In Washington State?
It’s not at all clear who will win the Republican primary in Washington state next month —Donald Trump, Ted Cruz or John Kasich.
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This Week: Debating Greatness In Our City, State And Country
What should Seattle do about the homeless encampment known as the Jungle? How are your friends reacting to the success of Donald Trump? Is Washington...
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'Unprecedented Cataclysm': Wildfire Kills Three Firefighters In Methow Valley
Three Forest Service firefighters killed in a wildfire threatening Twisp were in a vehicle accident before flames overran them, state and federal...
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Drought Cuts Seattle City Light's Revenue By Millions
Seattle’s electric utility says it's taking a big financial hit because of the weather: The lack of rain has affected its ability to produce surplus...
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Drought Worsens: Seattle Area Asked To Cut Water Use
Residents of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett are being asked to cut back on their use of water by 10 percent. That’s because the summer’s historic high...
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Will Congress Pay To Build Earthquake Warning System On West Coast?
The alert comes in on your cell phone: “Earthquake! Earthquake! Moderate shaking expected in 31 seconds.” That could be just enough warning to let you...
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Each Seattle Council Candidate Makes A 90-Second Case
Take us somewhere special. That’s what we asked the 47 candidates running for the new City Council districts in Seattle.
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Old Vs. New: Conflict Churns Ballard And Fremont (Seattle's District 6)
The pressure is on in Seattle’s District 6 – pushing up rents for Fremont’s new tech workers, pushing in townhouses where Ballard’s bungalows once sat,...
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Seattle's Faults: Maps That Highlight Our Shaky Ground
KUOW's Deborah Wang produced this story as part of her 2010 series “On Shaky Ground.” The rocks and mud of the Pacific Northwest tell the story of much...
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Northeast Seattle: ‘This Driver Is Flipping Off That Driver’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 4, which includes Northeast Seattle up...