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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The truth about Jimi Hendrix is much different than the myth
Poor, neglected, carrying around a broom as substitute for the guitar he didn't have. These are images of Jimi Hendrix growing up in Seattle. And...
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Why erasing marijuana convictions could also wipe away 'collateral damage'
Kim Malcolm talks with Alison Holcomb about Seattle's move to vacate convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Holcomb is director of strategy...
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Northshore school district works to make 'gifted education' more equitable
Kim Malcolm talks with Northshore School District Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid about her district's new approach to assessing students for...
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How much power does President Trump have? Less than you might think
Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington law professors Lisa Manheim and Kathryn Watts about their new book, "The Limits of Presidential Power: A...
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Pure, cheap, and abundant: Why meth use is spiking in Washington
Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington researcher Caleb Banta-Green about why methamphetamine use is on the rise in Washington state.
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Does Mariners slugger Edgar Martinez belong in the Hall of Fame?
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times columnist Larry Stone about whether Edgar Martinez is likely to be voted into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame....
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Report: toxic culture, high turnover at Seattle's HR department
Kim Malcolm talks with Crosscut reporter David Kroman about his investigation into the work culture at the city of Seattle's Human Resources department.
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Emails and texts from state lawmakers are public records, judge rules
Kim Malcolm talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the outcome of public records lawsuit against the Washington Legislature.
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A doctor's visit with a healthy dose of the giggles
The news these days just doesn't seem to lighten up and sometimes we need a laugh. That's the specialty of Tita Begashaw, a laughter coach at Harborview...
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How to fight climate change (without being insufferable about it)
OK, you’re a climate warrior: You take the bus, downtown or to California. You eat vegan. But do you have to be so insufferable about it? Some people...