Joshua McNichols
Growth and Development Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Stories
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Education
Why Alex Jones, right-wing conspiracy theorist, is obsessed with this Seattle school
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Politics
Nominee to run Seattle transportation helped save streetcar project in D.C.
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Business
It's a wonderful Amazon life. Right?
Two decades ago, people stood in long lines at real, physical stores in order to stock the space underneath the evergreen tree twinkling in their living room.
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Business
They sing about life in Amazon's shadow, and New Yorkers are listening
New York City is wondering what life will be like with Amazon in its midst. So when a Seattle folk singer traveled to the city to sing about life in Amazon’s shadow, New Yorkers were ready to listen.
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Business
Resistance may not be futile as New York politicians join effort against Amazon
Amazon announced that it would build a headquarters in Queens, but a growing group of politicians are saying no way.
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Arts & Life
How to turn Amazon workers into art patrons? Technology
What advice would Seattle nonprofits give to their peers in Long Island City, Queens, where Amazon is opening another headquarters? Listener Lisa Myers Bulmash, an artist who lives north of Seattle, wanted to know.
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Business
Amazon's NYC neighbors want to know: Will they be hired, too?
Residents of the country's biggest housing project are waiting to see if their new corporate neighbors will help or hurt them.
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Environment
Extreme high tides in Seattle this week
Every morning this week, Seattle will experience especially high tides. They’re called "king tides." They happen once or twice a year, when the moon comes closest to the earth.
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Business
Amazon 4-star store uses stats, not style, to attract customers
Amazon's experimenting with new kinds of physical stores in New York, near its new headquarters.
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Business
Amazon's HQ2s: On the corner of optimism and concern
In this special mini-episode of Prime(d) we'll hear some of the first impressions from Amazon's new neighbors.