Eilis O'Neill
Reporter
About
Eilís (eye-LEASH) O'Neill fell in love with radio when she was a 14-year-old high school intern at KUOW, in the program that later became RadioActive. Since then, she's worked as a radio reporter in South America and New York City and was thrilled to return to her hometown radio station in 2017. Her work has appeared on The World, Marketplace, and NPR.
Eilís has a degree in English and Spanish from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in science, environment and health journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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Today So Far Blog
Seattle area Catholics react to overturning Roe v Wade
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Today So Far Blog
Vaccines are available for kids under 5, but getting an appointment around Seattle is pretty hard
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KUOW Newsroom
How to return to exercise after having Covid: slowly
There’s not evidence that abstaining from exercise in the weeks after having Covid helps prevent long Covid. And not exercising can be bad for you.
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Why you should be careful hitting the gym while recovering from Covid
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KUOW Newsroom
Inmates asked to sign waiver freeing state prison of liability amid Covid outbreak
Hundreds of people at Stafford Creek Corrections Center— more than a quarter of those incarcerated, and dozens of staff — have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last month.
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KUOW Newsroom
'All I want to do is feed my baby' - The struggle facing parents of babies who need specialized formula
Alisha Harris is a nail technician who lives in Mill Creek, near Everett. About two weeks ago, she had only a can and a half left of the specialized formula her baby girl Mahaliyah needs. That was enough to last about a week and a half. She knew formula was in short supply, so she started looking for more.
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KUOW Newsroom
The pandemic made these seniors rethink the 'years they have left'
Many seniors had planned for their golden years to look one way — time with family, grandchildren, friends — and then the pandemic took that away. Now, they're rethinking how they want to spend their remaining time.
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KUOW Newsroom
Colds aren’t just colds. They’re a big driver of pediatric hospitalizations
Colds are back. Kids are getting sick. Some people say that’s a good thing: Kids need to build immunity to common viruses. But it’s more complicated.
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Biden unveils protection plan for old-growth forest during Seattle visit
On Friday, President Joe Biden visited Seattle’s Seward Park to announce and sign an executive order meant to protect old-growth forests on federal lands.
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KUOW Newsroom
King County turns to police departments to keep walkers, rollers safe on Hwy 99
King County is getting $120,000 from the state to make Highway 99 safer for non-drivers. But the county isn’t putting in more crosswalks or redesigning the road to slow down traffic. Instead, officials are temporarily putting more police officers on the road.