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
Is your kid's school safe in a quake? This retired WA lawmaker is sounding the alarm
‘This is life safety at risk. These guys are going to have to step forward and protect the kids of this state.’
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Government
Sen. Murray rallies for a diverse field of federal judges, Republican action on the debt ceiling
‘Senate Republicans are still not only refusing to vote to avoid the first ever default on U.S. debt, which they acknowledge would be catastrophic, they're blocking Democrats from taking action ourselves.’
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Arts & Life
Gallery, museum and library events kick of the fall arts season
‘To see them next to each other in conversation about topics like Black joy, Black resistance, and Black power in pop culture is going to be amazing.’
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Education
Everett Community College clears the debts of 3,4000 students with pandemic relief funds
'It doesn't make people lazy. It just makes people have opportunities so that they can continue to provide for their families.'
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Arts & Life
As the WNBA playoffs begin, defending champs Seattle Storm seek their 5th title
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Storm broadcaster Elise Woodward about the Storm's upcoming playoff run, and the team's chances of winning another championship.
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Arts & Life
Modern art, the return of live dance, and other arts & culture picks to kick off Fall
Kim Malcolm talks with Crosscut arts & culture editor Brangien Davis about her weekend recommendations.
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Government
With evictions on pause until 2022, Seattle renters hope to access federal help
Kim Malcolm talks with Edmund Witter, managing attorney with the Housing Justice Project, which gives free legal help to renters facing eviction in King County.
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Arts & Life
Seattle's Local Sightings Film Festival is happening in-person in 2021, with virtual options too
Kim Malcolm talks with Vivian Hua, executive director of the Northwest Film Forum about the 2021 Local Sightings Film Festival.
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Health
As WA hospitals surge with Covid patients, here's what 'crisis care' could look like
‘If we go through this pandemic, and haven't learned that we truly are our brother's keeper in many, many ways, then I think, sadly, it would be a disaster.’
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Science
3, 2, 1… Civilian space crew, including Everett-based ‘space nerd,’ ready to make history
‘This is an orbital flight that goes higher than any spacecraft has gone with people inside since the Apollo era. This is another level.’