Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
About
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming. She has covered the arts, municipal government, politics, and misinformation as part of KUOW's Stand with the Facts live event series, in partnership with the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public. She really enjoys election night coverage, in spite of herself. Kim started out in broadcast journalism in Calgary at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, before working at NPR member station KERA in Dallas and then KUOW. Kim spends most winters waiting for baseball season to start.
Location: Seattle and the Eastside
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Arts & Life
Mike's adventures in art: Seattle Opera celebrates Afghan art
If you are looking for some tips on how to experience art in the Seattle area, you are in the right place. In this weekly post, KUOW Arts Reporter Mike Davis gives you tips on what to do around Seattle over the weekend so you can have your own adventures in arts and culture.
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WA geographical sites renamed after Black homesteaders
A lake and a wetland in Washington state are soon to have new names in honor of two early Black settlers on the Kitsap Peninsula.
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Crime
What causes a culture of police violence, and what can change it?
Following the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police, Former King County Sheriff Sue Rahr published a piece for The Atlantic titled "The Myth Propelling America’s Violent Police Culture." KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to her about the issue and her article.
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Government
Lawmakers propose mandatory child abuse reporting for WA clergy
‘I think wherever we can prevent childhood sexual abuse, where we can interrupt cycles of violence and prevent it from happening further, we should do that.’
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Arts & Life
Poetry, book arts, and painting highlight our weekly arts picks
As we do each week, we're getting picks for arts & culture events to check out in the Puget Sound region. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm got these recommendations from writer Shin Yu Pai, who just this week was named Seattle's Civic Poet. She also hosts the KUOW podcast "The Blue Suit."
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Arts & Life
Wing Luke Museum Lunar New Year event invites community celebration
‘I don't know of any other choice but to lean in, to what is generative, what is positive, what is hopeful about this occasion.’
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Arts & Life
Take a breather from the news for a few minutes with these arts picks
Arts reporter Jerald Pierce brought us two plays and an exhibition
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Government
WA lawmakers push stricter .05 DUI limit amid record road deaths
"When your blood alcohol content reaches .05, medical experts tell us that your reaction times and your ability to make critical decisions is about 40% worse than when you have a blood alcohol content of zero. When you are at .08, it's something like 160% worse."
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Arts & Life
Seattle area theater, art, and dance picks to help jump-start 2023
Marcie Sillman shares a variety of local shows she’s excited about.
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Government
Incarcerated people would earn minimum wage under new proposal
‘It increases the amount of money that goes to victim restitution and child support, and mandates that 50% goes into a savings account that will be available upon reentry.’