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
'In a hurry,' Washington state voters race to drop boxes two weeks ahead of Election Day
Drop boxes are open, and people around Washington state are out voting early. In King County, we are already seeing signs of record early turnout in a year marked by a lot of Election Day anxiety.
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Education
How the sex education referendum made it to your ballot, and what it means
‘This is a wide-ranging proposal. It's a comprehensive sex education mandate in K-12 public schools.’
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Health
Awaiting a Covid-19 vaccine, Washington state plans ahead for its distribution
‘The state has an idea that the first doses should go to health care providers, older adults, and people with chronic health conditions.’
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Environment
Amazon’s climate ambitions and PAC contributions at odds
After years of criticism, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has put forward several high-profile initiatives for his company around climate change. But during this election cycle, Amazon's PAC has given money to a number of Republican senators who aren't so climate friendly.
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What is 'malign foreign influence' ? You may have already seen it
Foreign interference in the 2016 election has been well-known and documented. Malicious actors used social media and other online methods to promote chaos and spread disinformation. It's happening again.
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Health
South King County sees rise in Covid-19 cases as flu season approaches
‘Covid-19 is concentrating in lower-income, lower-resource communities.’
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Government
Congressional report targets Amazon for unfair competition
‘While the list of complaints against Amazon runs 82-pages long, the list of solutions is pretty simple.’
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Government
A city of 'high ideals:' What's at stake for Seattle in the 2020 election?
‘Sometimes boomtowns end up as ghost towns.’
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Health
Still having trouble quitting smoking? There’s an app for that
‘The first reaction that most people have is, are you kidding? You want me to do what?’
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Boeing to move 787 Dreamliner production out of Everett
Boeing will move production of the 787 Dreamliner out of its Everett facility and consolidate operations at its South Carolina location.