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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Government
State senator says she's ‘had enough' of gun safety obstruction
‘My hope is that this is an actual tipping point, that we finally get to the point where we say we don't have to live like this. We don't have to have more guns in our country than people.’
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How King County's property tax could rise in November (if you say OK)
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14-year-old Tacoma student in custody after making threats to school
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Law & Courts
Auburn man charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with January 6th insurrection
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Mike Carter about new federal charges filed against Proud Boy leader Ethan Nordean.
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Covid hospitalizations are still going up in Washington state
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Law & Courts
Mass shootings are renewing calls for an assault weapons ban in Washington state
Kim Malcolm talks with State Senator Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue about why she supports the passage of additional gun safety measures in Washington state, including a ban on assault weapons.
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Arts & Life
Craving live theater? Here are 3 recommendations for the weekend in Seattle
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times arts and culture reporter Jerald Pierce about his theatre picks for the weekend.
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Health
Health expert recommends better listening and connection to confront rise in youth suicides
‘I really want to encourage parents and caregivers to start to normalize a culture around checking in regularly, asking open-ended questions.’ And if your kids just shut you down? ‘The key there is to not give up.’
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Government
UW report finds claims of sexual abuse at the NW Detention Center are not being investigated
‘What this suggests is a lot of energy is paid to whether these posters are up on the walls, but the hotlines are literally calls to nowhere, where people call and report an abuse and nothing changes.’
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Arts & Life
Music festival season kicks off, and other weekend music picks for the Puget Sound region
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times music writer Michael Rietmulder about his recommendations for live music events happening in the Seattle area this weekend.