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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Wildfire smoke exacerbates Covid-related respiratory concerns
‘The best thing to do is to stay indoors with windows closed.’
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Health
Why it’s crucial to get a flu shot as the Covid-19 pandemic continues
‘Even if it prevents 40% of infections, when you look at how many cases of influenza happen every year, that is a very, very large number.’
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A park. A protest. Cal Anderson remains in flux
‘…perhaps the idea was that security guards might be able to tell people to leave the park.’
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Government
Patty Murray frustrated with U.S. Senate leadership, but hopeful for action
‘That leadership is really lacking right now, and so frustrating to me.’
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Government
Number of area families going without enough food rises
‘Among the families that are experiencing food insecurity, one-third of them are saying that their children are also not able to eat.’
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The balance between safety and youth sports during the pandemic
‘Everything really needs to be planned out, from the moment the kid gets out of the car, to when they're back in the car and going home.’
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Seeking a foundation for change at the crossroads of homelessness and Covid-19
‘Not only is it unacceptable for six or seven thousand people to be unsheltered, overnight and during the day, as a standard, it's actually unhealthy for them, and for everyone.’
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Government
Report: Covid-19 weakens the already fragile nature of our child care system
‘Child care is really a pillar of our economy, and we haven't necessarily recognized it as such.’
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Health
Snohomish County not flattening the curve. 'The trend is up, up, up'
‘It's kind of a game of Russian Roulette of who will get deathly ill when they contract Covid-19.’
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Law & Courts
Black Lives Matter, ACLU say Seattle Police violated court order with violence in protests
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County and the ACLU of Washington are asking a federal judge to hold the city of Seattle in contempt of court over police use of force over the weekend against people protesting racial injustice.