Dyer Oxley
Web Producer
About
Dyer Oxley joined KUOW as a web producer in 2020, handling day-to-day upkeep of the station’s digital operations. If it goes on air, Dyer makes sure it also goes online. He has reported on a range of developments in Washington state, from food supply concerns and the surge in gun sales during the Covid-19 pandemic, to local election coverage. You can also find him at the helm of KUOW’s daily newsletter Today So Far, covering the most important headlines of the day … so far. He is also called upon from time-to-time to step in as host of KUOW’s daily podcast Seattle Now.
Dyer came to KUOW via various Seattle-area media — newspapers, talk radio, podcasts and TV — where he covered the emerging opioid epidemic, Washington’s evolving transportation/traffic, development, and local government/politics. His passion is pop culture coverage, especially in the Northwest which he argues is one of the nerdiest corners on the planet. You can count on him to keep up on the region’s many comic cons, science and entertainment news.
Location: Western Washington
Languages Spoken: English
Stories
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Today So Far: Seattle-area arts organizations take pandemic hit
This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for Jan. 21, 2022.
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Today So Far: Time for some Covid context
We've been getting punched in the gut for a couple years — by a coronavirus right, then a left jab from Delta. Now, we're getting slapped in the face by Omicron, knocking out our hospitals, supply chains, classes, and other services. Would you rather be punched in the gut or slapped in the face? Answer: It doesn't matter; either way, we're getting beat up.
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Affordability issues don't just plague Seattle
A few years ago, I was sitting in my car, key in the ignition, and staring back at this church while having a debate with myself. At the time, I was a newspaper reporter living in, and covering, Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap. I was assigned to cover a charity event offering free clothes, haircuts, and a massive food bank. Such events are quite common in our region. My interviews were done and I got my photos, fit for print. But I found it difficult to leave. Eventually, I walked back in. Because despite stepping into the scene as a reporter, I, too, needed food.
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Today So Far: Has the Omicron wave peaked?
Fingers crossed, there are signs that Covid cases have started to decline around King County. Has the Omicron wave peaked?
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Volcano eruption sends tsunami to Washington Coast
Waves of 1-3 feet above normal began striking the Washington coast Satur
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Highest Covid case levels predicted by Christmas as Omicron spikes
With the omicron variant rapidly spreading through the community, Washington state could see its highest level of coronavirus cases by the end of 2021.
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Coronavirus variants seem to 'evade immunity.' Here's what that really means
From coronavirus variants beta to delta, and now omicron, terms like "evades immune response" or "escapes immunity" are commonly used to describe potential dangers of these mutations. But what does "evading immunity" really mean?
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Elections
What to know about the recall effort to oust Kshama Sawant, Seattle's socialist council member
While the big election came and went in November, voters in Seattle's District 3 are not through weighing in on one major issue: Kshamas Sawant. Ballots asking "yes" or "no" to recall Sawant are being mailed to voters, as are plenty of campaign fliers attempting to sway the outcome.
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Despite missing deadline, commission did draw a map for Washington's congressional districts
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KUOW Newsroom
Gov. Inslee appoints state Senator Steve Hobbs as new secretary of state
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Democratic State Senator Steve Hobbs to serve as the next secretary of state, replacing Republican Kim Wyman who is taking a job with the Biden administration.