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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Education
Glacier Middle School on alert to returning students' mental health
‘If it were up to me, each and every student would have access to a mental health counselor that they can talk to.’ -Counselor Chasmon Tarimel
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Health
Drug overdose deaths increased by more than 30% in WA amid pandemic
‘I think one of the reasons we're seeing a higher rate of fatal overdoses is because more often people are alone.’
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Arts & Life
When theatres went dark, stagehands worked to keep their unique community protected
‘Every time you let out an ooh or an aah because you've seen something on stage, there's someone backstage who worked really, really hard to make that happen. They live for those moments.’
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Crime
Beware the swindler disguised as philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
‘I've never been involved in one of these. I picture people getting a letter, and then immediately sending money. What actually happens is much more devious.’
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Government
Surprising day For WA counties on the verge of a phase rollback
‘The governor seems to be gambling that in two weeks the situation will look pretty different than it does today.’
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Education
Why are so many Seattle-area students of color staying home?
‘Earlier surveys of parents suggested white families were nearly twice as likely as black families to want to send their children back.’
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An uncertain future for affordable housing in Bellevue
‘DASH had to sue Boston Financial on several other properties. It won the case, but they also had to postpone fixing leaky roofs and rotting decks.’
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Arts & Life
Weekend arts picks: an eclectic mix of jazz, kung fu, and Brandi Carlile
‘At one point, there were 34 nightclubs along Jackson Street alone, during the jazz heyday.’
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Health
King County braces for reopening rollbacks despite vaccination progress
Washington state is in a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. For King County and other counties around the state, that is likely to result in a return of tighter restrictions.
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Environment
How Inslee’s climate agenda just got a boost
'I would call it a victory for climate advocates, with a big asterisk on it.’