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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Tempers Flare In Seattle Mayor's Race
As the August 6 primary draws near, the Seattle mayor’s race is heating up. Candidates are now engaged in almost daily debates and forums, and some are
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Surprise, Seattle! City Council Members Are Up For Election, Too
The crowded Seattle mayor's race is sucking up a lot of attention, so you may be surprised to know there are contested City Council races on your primary
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Amazon Manager Brian Carver Aims To Unseat Seattle City Council Veteran
Brian Carver is one of two candidates challenging 16-year incumbent Richard Conlin in the August 6 primary. The other is Socialist Alternative Party
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Richard Conlin Seeks Fifth Term On Seattle City Council
Richard Conlin is the incumbent in Position 2 of the Seattle City Council. He's being challenged in the primary by Socialist Alternative candidate Kshama
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Tax The Rich, Says Seattle City Council Candidate Kshama Sawant
Kshama Sawant is a Socialist Alternative Party candidate who is challenging incumbent Richard Conlin for Seattle City Council Position 2. The other
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City Council Candidate David Ishii: Seattle Needs A Search Engine
David Ishii is a retired postal worker who makes his living as an artist and street performer. In his first run for office, he is challenging Mike O'Brien
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Albert Shen Wants To Bring Small Business Perspective To Seattle City Council
Albert Shen is one of two people challenging first-term incumbent Mike OBrien for Seattle City Council Position 8. The other candidate is artist David
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Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien Stays Focused On Social Justice
Mike O'Brien is running for re-election to Position 8 of the Seattle City Council. He is currently serving his first term.
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Long-Time Seattle Community Leader Kip Tokuda Dies
A prominent leader in Seattle's Asian-American community has died. Kip Tokuda passed away suddenly, according to a statement from his family. He was 66
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Mayor McGinn Appoints Rival’s Partner to City Advisory Committee
Here’s one for the “Seattle is such a small world” file: State Sen. Ed Murray has been hitting the campaign trail of late in his effort to oust Seattle