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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The robots are coming! Wanted: People to fix robots
Pat Pritchard stood before a group of students at Green River College in Kent. He told his students that he doesn’t train them to be grunts, because...
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This dam protects jobs south of Seattle. Someday it won't
The Green River hasn’t flooded in more than half a century. It used to all the time. Every other year or so, the valley filled with water and turned...
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Why Kent farmers used to sneak out to blow up dams
This is a story of a war between farmers. Farmers in Kent and Auburn were frustrated because their valley was constantly flooding. And that made it...
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WATCH: Bertha breaks through
Remember Bertha, and how lots of people thought it would never finish digging the two-mile tunnel beneath Seattle's waterfront?
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Reporter's notebook: Black Diamond, big developments, and sticking out your tongue
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporters Joshua McNichols and Carolyn Adolph about what they learned from their time reporting in Black Diamond for KUOW's...
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This story begins with a cougar eating a tiny dog in Snoqualmie
A woman, a new resident of the huge Snoqualmie Ridge development, had called in for pizza. It was the first pie order for one of those new shiny houses,...
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Racism is baked into the history of this small Seattle suburb
Our region was built with immigrant labor. It’s part of the story of growth and development here. There are many ways to tell that history. How we tell...
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Searching for the mysterious 'weir master' of Black Diamond
Our region’s rapid growth is straining our lakes, especially little lakes on the fringes of urban areas. When growth approaches, the communities around...
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Vacant homes in Vancouver, B.C., offer lessons for Seattle
Like Seattle, Vancouver, B.C., also has a housing shortage. At the same time, many new homes in Vancouver sit vacant. Vancouver’s experience could hold...
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The hill is on fire — and other reminders of coal in Black Diamond
The hill at Palmer Coking Coal Company in Black Diamond is smoldering.