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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Environment
Fraser River chinook salmon are in big trouble. That's bad news for orcas
Scientists recommend that Fraser River chinook salmon should be listed for protection as an endangered species.
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Law & Courts
Head of Bellevue sex ring sentenced
In 2015, the Bellevue Police Department and the King County Sheriff's Office started a large investigation into the local online sex trade.
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Arts & Life
Remember when Seattle had a pro hockey team? Don't let the memory melt away
Kim Malcolm talks with Louis Chirillo about the arrival of NHL hockey in Seattle.
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When an immigrant dies in custody, how much does ICE tell the public?
Kim Malcolm talks with Human Rights Watch senior researcher Grace Meng about the death of Mergensana Amar, a Russian national who died after a suicide attempt at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.
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Government
Why Washington foster kids are sleeping in hotels
Kim Malcolm talks with foster care advocate Jen Kamel about why there's a significant foster parent shortage in Washington state.
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Business
Seattle home prices are dropping, but not enough for most buyers
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Mike Rosenberg about why the Seattle area is leading the nation in home price decreases.
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Environment
Federal climate report predicts huge economic toll on Pacific Northwest
Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW's environment reporter John Ryan about the economic toll of climate change in the Pacific Northwest.
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Business
Can you guess the worst day of the week for Seattle traffic?
KUOW listener Richard Smith thought he knew the answer but wanted to be sure: What’s the worst day of the week for traffic?
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Environment
Task force urges help for salmon, ban on watching endangered orcas
Governor Jay Inslee’s task force on orcas says boosting the whales' salmon diet and giving them quiet, clean waters can save the southern resident killer whales from extinction.
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Government
After Indonesia crash, authorities are investigating Boeing's 737 Max
Kim Malcolm talks with The Air Current editor-in-chief Jon Ostrower about why the Federal Aviation Administration is looking into potential design problems involving a flight control system on Boeing's 737 MAX.