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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Seattle Mayor Unveils 'Grand Bargain' For Affordable Housing
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray unveiled a package of proposals Monday aimed at dramatically increasing the supply of affordable housing in a city that would be...
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Council Candidates At-Large: ‘Seattle Will Become A Playground For The Rich'
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. There are seven districts and two at-large positions...
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Magnolia/Queen Anne: ‘Embrace And Accept The Future That Is Going To Happen’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 7, which includes Magnolia, Queen Anne...
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Ballard/Green Lake: ‘Monstrosities In Our Neighborhood’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 6, which includes the Green Lake,...
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North Seattle Candidates: ‘The North End Isn’t A Sleepy Little Suburb’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. District 5, which extends north beyond 85th Street,...
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Central Seattle: ‘We’ve Been Forced Out Of Our Neighborhood’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 3, which includes Montlake, Madison Park...
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Southeast Seattle: ‘We Can’t Afford To Live In Our Own City’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 2, which includes the International...
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West Seattle: How ‘To Make The Citizens Of Seattle Play Nice’
For the first time in a century, Seattle voters will choose their City Council members by district. In District 1, which encompasses West Seattle and South Park, nine candidates are running.
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Yes, Western Washington Should Prepare For Wildfires Too
Linda Vane stoops down to pull out a handful of weeds at the edge of a gravel road. The weeds are dry and crumble in her hands. The soil beneath them is...
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Criminal Database In Washington State Missing Tens Of Thousands Of Records
The Washington state database that employers and firearms dealers rely on to do criminal background checks is missing information on tens of thousands...