John O'Brien
Producer
About
John O’Brien is a KUOW newsroom producer. He works with the Morning Edition and All Things Considered teams to schedule, record, and edit interviews and stories on a variety of topics, from politics and public health to arts and culture.
He learned to make radio in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation and is a former host of KUOW's Speakers Forum.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Ongoing rise in fentanyl deaths highlights need for treatment alternatives
‘I haven't seen anything like it in my 27 years of working with folks with opioid addiction and people experiencing overdoses.’ -Caleb Banta-Green
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KUOW Newsroom
Ho, ho, hold on, December! A winter wonderland to-do list
This week we’re bringing you gleeful, exploratory, deep-diving, and extravagant winter season event picks.
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KUOW Newsroom
Getting past the ‘hot flash’ cliché: the science of treating menopause
‘Specialists in this area, it's so important that we have shared decision making with our patients and discuss all the risks and all the benefits so women can make choices that are best for their quality of life during this period of time.’ -Dr. Susan Reed
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KUOW Newsroom
New podcast uncovers the hidden realities of Munchausen by proxy
"None of the experts that we talked to think that this abuse is rare. They think it's very rare that it's caught, and even more rare that there is a successful criminal conviction."
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KUOW Newsroom
Health officials urge caution as holidays near
Holiday season is right around the corner, the third since the Covid-19 pandemic began. And, once again, health officials are nervous about how the health care system will fare as people gather and viruses spread.
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KUOW Newsroom
Blockbuster photography, deconstructed art, and a cabaret homecoming
‘What I really like about this is that he's kind of undoing paintings and creating something new in that process.’ - Margo Vansynghel
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KUOW Newsroom
Sen. Patty Murray looks to new leadership roles after reelection
In 1992, Murray became the first female senator to represent Washington state. She’s preparing for another first, of national proportions.
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KUOW Newsroom
What Seattle's tech layoffs mean for the region
‘It's not as if Andy Jassy, the Amazon CEO, is waving his wand from the Day 1 tower to do this and might realize tomorrow, as Elon Musk did in Twitter's case, that he made a big mistake.’ -Todd Bishop
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KUOW Newsroom
Portland approved a plan to ban homeless camping. Now what?
‘I'd say the next step is really the council trying to nail down the things they're going to need-- money, support, land-- to make this plan a reality.’
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KUOW Blog
NW country music artist Patrick Haggerty passes away at 78
Fans of the Northwest country-folk band Lavender Country are remembering singer-songwriter and gay rights activist Patrick Haggerty who died Monday morning from complications related to a stroke.