Katherine Banwell
Announcer
About
Katherine is the local host on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Prior to coming to KUOW, she worked at KPLU (now KNKX) as a fill-in host on All Things Considered and host of Weekend Morning Edition. She's also the voice of many telephone on-hold messages for businesses across the country and loves to act in her spare time. Originally from Canada, she began her broadcasting career as a news and arts reporter for, among other places, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Katherine has a BA in Communications from the University of Washington. Go Huskies!
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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Are you ready for the Big One?
Bill Steele is coordinator of the seismology lab at the University of Washington's Earth and Space Sciences department. He told KUOW's Katherine Banwell...
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Looking forward to the summer solstice? Here's where to watch the sunset
Thursday is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. The event has fascinated human beings for millennia. KUOW listener Chris Corfman is one of...
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You asked about the crisis of homelessness in Seattle. Here are some answers
There's a lot of money in Seattle these days. Companies like Amazon and Starbucks are based here, and construction has been booming. But our city has...
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Hey, single drivers: Get out of that HOV lane!
State Trooper Rick Johnson has heard some curious excuses from people driving in the HOV lane. "I forgot I didn’t have my kids in the car.” “I consider...
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Talking about homelessness with a kid? Here's how our reporter did it
Eleven-year-old Nina Parry noticed a man sitting outside her neighborhood QFC. She and her mom brought him food. But there were others. “Ever since I...
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Seattle: You need to clean up your recycling act
Have you wondered where your recycling goes once it's picked up? A KUOW listener was curious about that, so we asked Hans Van Dusen, the solid waste...
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What are those birds sitting on highway light poles?
Gaby Spadafora of Edmonds was curious about something recently: “What species of bird sits on the light posts above our highways? And why does this one...
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Will private rockets destroy the ozone layer?
Private space companies like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's Space-X are sending rockets into the upper atmosphere. Does more activity in space...
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When young kids get reading right, it pays off later
Mondays and Wednesdays are exciting days for Elizabeth Riff at Sanislo Elementary School in West Seattle. That's when the 6-year-old meets with a tutor...
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Talk to your kids after a school shooting. Even if you think they're OK
Last month a teen stormed into his former high school in Florida and killed 17 people. Teenagers from the school are demanding that the federal...