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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Business
Boeing's next CEO should relocate to Seattle, analyst says
‘I think this is a case of the hole kept getting deeper for Boeing, and the board decided to stop digging.’ -Bill Saporito
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Health
10 years after Oso landslide, a new memorial is a gathering place for remembrance
It’s been 10 years since a massive landslide near the small village of Oso in Snohomish County killed 43 people, wiped out an entire neighborhood, and buried State Route 530 in mud. It was the deadliest landslide in U.S. history.
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The quest to find and photograph a historic Seattle mansion that may soon face demolition
Writer and amateur historian Jean Sherrard tells us about a Denny family mansion that may be on the chopping block
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Arts & Life
The high school drama program that helped launch Oscar hopeful Lily Gladstone sees its funding cut in half
‘There are some kids that all you need to do is expose them to things and they do the rest. And I feel that way about Lily.’ -former teacher Stephen Merlino
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Health
Why older people and the immuno-compromised could need yet another Covid shot
Four-plus years after the first outbreak, people who've been vaccinated or who had Covid are still being infected. Where are we now?
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Elections
Already?! Washington state’s presidential primary is here
‘The difference in a presidential primary is they'll also need to attest to a party declaration.’
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Sports
A major UW sports record* is about to fall. Why the asterisk?
The NCAA fought bringing women’s sports into the fold for a decade after the passage of Title IX
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Environment
Why are these killer whales increasingly showing up in the Salish Sea?
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Transportation
Seattle light rail service is back to normal... for now
Regular service resumed on the 1 Line Monday morning, but Sound Transit says more shutdowns are planned during the summer.
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Government
Kirkland students' bill to put Narcan in schools passes the Senate, heads to House
A bill to put opioid reversal medication in every Washington public school passed out of the state Senate and is now headed to the House.