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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How the government shutdown left thousands of immigrants in legal limbo
Kim Malcolm talks with immigration attorney Matt Adams about how the 35 day government shutdown impacted cases at Seattle's federal immigration court.
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Politics
Could Howard Schultz play spoiler? It's happened before
Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about the historical impact of independent and third party candidates on presidential elections.
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Health
The one-night count of Seattle's homeless is always an undercount. But here's why we do it
The one-night count, explained.
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Health
21 to buy tobacco and vaping products? WA lawmakers want to raise age
Kim Malcolm talks with State Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) about why she wants to raise the purchase age to 21 for tobacco and vaping products.
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Health
Microsoft in the drugstore? Why the tech giant is partnering with Walgreens
Kim Malcolm talks with Geekwire's Todd Bishop about why Microsoft is entering a retail partnership with the parent company of Walgreens.
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Science
How a smartphone app could save the lives of opioid users
Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Jacob Sunshine about the smartphone app "Second Chance."
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Politics
How the government shutdown is impacting workers in Washington state
Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW reporter Paige Browning about how the partial shutdown of the federal government is affecting workers in Washington state.
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Politics
We've been arguing about the viaduct since before it was even built
Kim Malcolm talks with Leonard Garfield about the history of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and why it's been an ongoing source of controversy from the very start.
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Law & Courts
What a criminal justice expert saw in the Seattle police shooting footage
Kim Malcolm talks with criminal justice professor Peter Moskos about the New Year's Eve police shooting in Seattle that killed 36-year-old Iosia Faletogo.
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Government
Sexual assault survivors face a ticking clock to seek justice in WA
Kim Malcolm talks with King County deputy prosecutor Emily Peterson about the statute of limitations for sexual assault crimes in Washington state.