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
Orcas have been struggling for decades. Why have solutions been so hard to find?
Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Deborah Giles about the challenges facing southern resident killer whales.
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Business
Amazon's HQ2 (and 3) could mean big changes for Seattle's housing market
Kim Malcolm talks with Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather about how Amazon's big plans will affect Seattle's housing market.
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Government
Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Trump, Sessions, and what's next for Democrats in Congress
Kim Malcolm talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) about her priorities for the next two years, now that Democrats have taken control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Technology
Why conspiracy theories spread so fast online after tragedies
Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington assistant professor Kate Starbird about how conspiracy theories spread online, in the wake of tragedies.
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Anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise in the Northwest
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Government
Why is affordable housing nearly impossible to find on the San Juan Islands?
Kim Malcolm talks with Lisa Byers about the lack of affordable housing in San Juan County.
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Government
Will young people turn out to vote in WA? Some signs point to yes
Kim Malcolm talks with Emilio Garza and Will Kittel with The Washington Bus about what's motivating young Washington voters during this election season.
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Government
Seattle reacts to proposed rollback of trans protections
The White House is considering rolling back federal protections for transgender people. We spoke to Seattle’s LGBTQ Commission about what that would mean.
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Environment
Ready for the Big One? Your earthquake questions, answered
Kim Malcolm talks with Bill Steele, to answer KUOW listener questions about earthquake preparedness in the Puget Sound Region.
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Government
Really big tents: a possible solution for Seattle homelessness
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle city councilmember Teresa Mosqueda about why she supports the idea of using large tents as a way to provide temporary shelter for homeless people in Seattle.