Derek Wang
Editor
About
Derek is an award winning journalist with decades of experience and currently supervises a team that covers daily and longer term news stories. Previously, he has been an interim KUOW news director, an editor for the regional Northwest News Network journalism collaboration, a local host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered and a KUOW reporter. Derek was hired by KUOW in 1998 to work as a producer for the national launch of the irreverent news-in-review show Rewind with Bill Radke. Before working at KUOW, Derek was a producer with New York Kids, a children's program at WNYC-New York and a desk assistant at CBS News.
He is also an avid ice hockey fan and roots for his hometown team, the New Jersey Devils.
Derek has a bachelor’s degree in film from New York University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He and his wife Gina live in Seattle with a very spoiled rescue dog.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Seattle law now requires people to lock up their guns—or face the financial consequences
Soon, Seattleites who leave their guns lying around will be breaking the law. On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved an ordinance that requires...
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At least 60 immigrant moms torn from kids jailed in SeaTac
Update: ICE confirmed to KUOW that 209 people are currently being held at the SeaTac Federal Detention Center — 177 of them women. We do not know how...
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Finalists named for Seattle Schools Superintendent
The Seattle School Board has announced the three finalists in the running to be the next Superintendent: Denise Juneau; Andre Spencer and Jeanice Swift.
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Feeling overtaxed? Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan wants to cut the city's budget
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said she plans to ask city departments to trim their budgets for next year. She told KUOW's The Record that she'll ask for...
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First lawsuit filed against Seattle's income tax on high earners
The first lawsuit over Seattle's new income tax on high earners has been filed. The city is being sued by Michael Kunath in King County Superior Court....
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WA Democrats and Republicans say they want answers on Comey-Trump memo story
The latest Donald Trump bombshell sparked a flurry of response from Washington state's congressional delegation on Tuesday.
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Seattle Mayor drops $275M homeless levy plan, joins county in sales tax proposal
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is walking away from his proposal for a property tax increase that would generate $275 million over five years for homeless...
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UW president doesn't regret having Milo Yiannopoulos on campus
The investigation continues into January's shooting at the University of Washington during a speech by controversial writer Milo Yiannopoulos. One man...
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Burke-Gilman trail's 'missing link' in Ballard could soon be fixed
The so-called "missing link" in the Burke-Gilman trail is a step closer to being finished. Seattle officials say they've reached a new agreement with...
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Transgender activists see big setback in Trump's rollback on school bathrooms
Washington state won't be directly affected by President Donald Trump's new policy about transgender students. The administration said Wednesday that...