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
'Just one verdict.' Where police accountability stands in WA amid the Chauvin trial outcome
‘The jury's decision doesn't negate the fact that George Floyd's tragic murder is part of a disturbing local and national pattern of officers using excessive force against people of color.’
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Education
So awkward: Middle and high schoolers return to school, and it feels weird
‘The staff were trying to recognize the students just by their hair and eyeballs.’
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Health
Pandemic is 'substantial, but holding steady' in King County
‘One of our big limiting factors in the state is supply. It's still not meeting demand, and it's actually gone down.’
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For a reporter on the Covid-19 beat, 'Vax Day' comes full circle
‘I felt like it was finally my turn, that today it was my turn, and I was gonna take my turn.’
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Government
Washington state auditor’s report details unemployment fraud
Employment Security disputes the auditor’s $1.1 billion figure
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Government
Tacoma grapples with rollback to Phase 2 of reopening
"I'm an optimist. I live by hoping that we will do everything we can as a community to get those numbers back in line."
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Technology
A robot wrote a Nirvana song. Does it smell like droid spirit?
‘27 Club’ project highlights music industry losses, mental health, and substance abuse
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After a substantial pandemic dip, Seattle rents inch back up
‘Outside of the city, the trend was pretty much the opposite. Rents actually went up during the pandemic in places like Tacoma, Auburn, and Federal Way.’
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Government
Senator Murray sees light at the end of the dark Covid tunnel
‘Everyone is shoulder to the wheel right now trying to get this right… We will come out of this, and if we do it right, we will be stronger at the end.’
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On opening day, with 9,000 fans in the stands, hope springs eternal
Reality check: The M’s prospects still hint toward rebuilding, not the playoffs