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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Don't call a black woman exotic ... ever
Is it OK to call someone of color ethnic? What does half-white mean?
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In this class, Seattle kids are taught to raise their voices
Staff at Southern Heights Elementary School were concerned about an 11-year-old boy. He wouldn't make eye contact with people and was disengaged from...
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This dad 'had never hugged a white man.' Now he's tackling race
"I had NEVER hugged a white man in my whole life. And now I'm like hugging these guys and saying 'I love you, brother.'"
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King County as 'poster child' for suburbanization of poverty
If you're a kid of color living in poverty in our region, getting to college can be tough. The Road Map Project has been trying to help for seven years....
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UW profs urge Trump not to kill EnergyStar
The Trump administration wants to end the EnergyStar program – you might know it from labels that mark the most energy-efficient appliances when you shop for a TV, refrigerator or computer.
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Rural Washington will be hit hard by Republican health care plan
Information was released this week about how the Republican health plan would affect people in Washington. UW associate law professor Sallie Sanford...
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Tax study finds it's rotten to be poor in Seattle (but great to be rich)
Seattle sees itself as a progressive city. Then there are those taxes ... A nationwide study of 51 cities says Seattle is the fourth worst for taxes if...
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Hate crimes in the Northwest: We've been here before
Recent hate crimes prompted President Donald Trump to condemn such acts in a speech to Congress. Some of those incidents have been in the Pacific...
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Low income dads don't get enough attention when it comes to parenting
Kim Malcolm talks with Holly Schindler, University of Washington assistant professor of education, about her study of low income dads of color. She...
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Mayor Ed Murray promises a lot to young black men in Seattle, but can he deliver?
During his "State of the City" address, Seattle mayor Ed Murray announced a new initiative called Our Best. It focuses on improving the lives of young...