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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Law & Courts
When teens send nude photos to each other, should that be a felony?
Kim Malcolm talks with Crosscut's Melissa Santos about a bill in the Washington state legislature that would change the laws surrounding teen sexting.
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Politics
Jay Inslee is campaigning in Iowa. But do voters there even know him?
Kim Malcolm talks with Iowa Public Radio reporter Clay Masters about Washington Governor Jay Inslee, and the challenges he's facing in gaining name recognition in Iowa.
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Former Seattle nun wants less talk, more action from Pope Francis to address sex abuse
Kim Malcolm talks with Mary Dispenza about the recent Vatican meeting on clergy sex abuse.
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Business
Knute Berger reflects on Seattle Weekly's life and death in print
Kim Malcolm talks with Knute Berger about the death of the print edition of the Seattle Weekly.
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Politics
How Trump's emergency declaration could put immense pressure on our court system
Kim Malcolm talks with UW associate law professor Lisa Manheim about President Trump's national emergency declaration to build a border wall.
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Education
What is the point of mid-winter break?
A week-long school vacation in February — just weeks after the holiday break — is unheard of in most parts of the country. But it's become standard for more affluent districts in Washington state in recent years.
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Education
Why so many snow days? And how will schools make them up?
Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld about how Seattle Public Schools decides to suspend operations due to weather, and what options the district has for making up for snow days.
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Health
Trouble talking to your kids about marijuana? You're not alone
Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington researcher Nicole Eisenberg about the challenges facing parents as they talk to their children about using marijuana
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Health
There's (still) lead in the drinking water at many public schools in Seattle
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Neal Morton about why many public schools in Seattle have unacceptable levels of lead in the drinking water.
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Health
43 measles cases and counting ... so how to stay healthy?
This outbreak has led to a raft of listener questions about the measles and how to stay healthy.