John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
About
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Homeless encampments are on the decline, Seattle officials say. But where do those people land?
Seattle Times reporter Anna Patrick has been exploring the reality people in the Seattle area experiencing homelessness face when they want shelter.
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Family of WSU student named in Washington's anti-hazing law helped push for national version
The Stop Campus Hazing Act awaits President Biden's signature
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Peter Piper may have picked a peck of pickled peppers, but he had nothing on Mama Lil’s
Kim Malcolm talks to Howard Lev, author of A Pepper for Your Thoughts? How NOT to Start a Gourmet Foods Business.
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Veteran Metro driver: ‘It's not that buses are unsafe… Seattle is unsafe’
Nathan Vass has been a metro driver for 18 years. He counted murdered bus driver Shawn Yim among his friends.
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WA's Jim McDermott remembers Jimmy Carter on the campaign trail and beyond
Former Washington Congressman Jim McDermott says he’ll miss former President Jimmy Carter, a ‘beacon’ and ‘a good man.’
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Seattle commercial real estate comeback kid is on the ropes again
Seattle Times reporter Paul Roberts calls Martin Selig ‘the Houdini of downtown Seattle's real estate market’
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Redmond firefighters felt tug on heart strings to help fight L.A. fires
Jeff Carroll told KUOW about his experience helping contain the Palisades fire.
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New KUOW podcast takes kids behind the scenes at the Burke
Hosts Paige Browning and Brandi Fullwood have fun learning and exploring
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How Trump's blanket clemency for January 6 rioters impacts the PNW
OPB’s Troy Brynelson told Kim Malcolm what he heard from some newly pardoned defendants
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Where Seattle companies stand in response to Trump anti-DEI moves
As part of his recent flurry of executive orders, President Trump is moving to dismantle the federal government's diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, also known as DEI. GeekWire reporter Lisa Stiffler wrote about the local and national impacts in a recent piece. She talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what she learned.
