Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
About
Libby Denkmann has covered veterans' issues, homelessness, and local politics during her radio journalism career. She became the host of KUOW's Soundside in November 2021. Previously she was a producer, reporter, anchor, and host for stations KIRO, KFI, and KPCC in Seattle and Los Angeles. During a yearlong hiatus from journalism in 2011, she worked as a congressional staffer in Washington, D.C.. Libby was born in Seattle, grew up on the eastside, and graduated from the University of Washington. Her favorite things include soccer, video games, and her dog, Monty.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, limited Japanese and Portuguese
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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New COVID study finds pandemic mandates did, in fact, save lives
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Education
Missing children, unmarked graves, unanswered questions: Washington's Native American boarding schools
A new report from the U.S. Department of the Interior documents the atrocities carried out over the course of close to 150 years at U.S. maintained and supported Native American boarding schools.
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For Seattle drag performers, sick days are not an option
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Updates are coming to this 60-year-old treaty guiding the Columbia River
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Marysville Schools are facing a 'critically declining financial condition,' but is far from the only district with budget challanges
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What will it take to bring the Boeing Starliner, and it's astronauts, back to Earth?
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As Seattle City Council gets up to speed, election results may signal voter discontent
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Race remains tight in primary for public lands commissioner
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Remembering Seattle music journalist Charles R. Cross
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Politics
Sound Politics gets primaried