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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Health
Coronavirus impact and response ramps up: Monday edition
Paige Browning shares what we know about the Washington state coronavirus outbreak today.
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Business
‘This is unprecedented.’ Seeking security amidst record-breaking unemployment
‘Daily new claims that are equal to, or in excess, of an entire week during the peak weeks of the 2008 2009 recession’
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Health
TGIF in the time of COVID-19: Self-quarantine edition
We debrief the Coronavirus crisis at the end of a very long week
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Politics
With COVID-19 on the rise, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray wants paid sick leave for everyone
United States Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is proposing a bill that would expand paid sick leave to all workers.
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Health
The coronavirus crisis response, Thursday edition
Officials in the Seattle area continue to ask people to stay at home as much as possible. Coronavirus cases are increasing each day, and public health officials believe we are not close to the peak yet.
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Arts & Life
Looking for your cultural fix? Here's a sample of online opportunities
Governor Jay Inslee’s public gathering restrictions are wreaking economic havoc in what was once a thriving, multi-million dollar cultural sector. To put it in perspective, last year almost 9 million Puget Sound residents went to arts events or science exhibitions; compare that to the 3.1 million who attended professional sports competitions here.
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Health
Efforts continue to flatten the coronavirus curve
Kim Malcolm gets the latest COVID-19 update from Paige Browning
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Health
Coronavirus debrief: Tuesday edition
As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 1,012 people in Washington state have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by Coronavirus. That includes 52 deaths. The situation is evolving rapidly. KUOW’s Paige Browning is here to recap what we should know today.
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Health
The Bay Area has been ordered to shelter-in-place. What does that entail?
Kim Malcolm talks with KQED science reporter Lesley McClurg
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Health
‘Things are changing quickly’ in Washington to combat COVID-19
The latest on the coronavirus crisis in Washington State