Natalie Akane Newcomb
Announcer / Producer
About
Natalie is a recent graduate from Washington State University. She started writing radio features at her high school’s radio station 889 TheBridge and soon thereafter participated in RadioActive's summer 2016 workshop.
At WSU Natalie worked with Northwest Public Broadcasting where she was the Morning Edition producer, and an On-Air host. Last summer, she helped cover the BLM protests in Spokane and Pullman. She also had the privilege of working with the KUOW newsroom, and did a story for the “Voices of the Pandemic” series.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Japanese, conversational Chinese
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Sports
Fresh from high school graduation, Mercer Island swimmer Piper 'Lightning' Enge vies for a spot on Team USA
Mercer Island High School's fresh graduate heads to Indianapolis to compete in the Olympic swimming trials to try to win a slot on Team USA for the Paris Olympics.
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Atmospheric river to strike Western Washington with major rain ... in June?
Significant rain is forecast for Western Washington on the first day of June 2024, thanks to an atmospheric river that will drench the region for several days.
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Sports
Seattle caught Caitlin Clark fever, but the night belonged to the Storm
Climate Pledge Arena hosted the largest crowd in the Seattle Storm’s 25-year history Wednesday. While the game drew fervent Storm fans, perhaps the main attraction wasn’t from Seattle. Many came for a rival player, Indiana Fever’s rookie phenom Caitlin Clark.
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Environment
How warm will Washington state get during summer 2024?
Weather forecasters have long been talking about a warmer-than-normal summer 2024 in Washington state, but as the season gets closer, it appears that the region may only get slightly warmer than average.
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Arts & Life
Rescue at sea: A Mercer Island man's harrowing account of courage and luck in the South Atlantic
Balthasar Wyss of Mercer Island was rescued in March in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean after the sailboat he'd been on sank. This is his account of what happened.
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Environment
Time is running out for stranded, orphaned baby orca near Vancouver Island
When Gary Sutton first heard that a Biggs Killer Whale was stuck in a lagoon along the coast of Vancouver Island, he could immediately tell by her distinctive white eye patch who it was: T109A3.
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Race & Identity
Blooming in Seattle: Mayor Harrell’s family history of change, challenge, and flowers
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s favorite flower is a red classic rose. “As my mother used to tell me, if you are going on a date you can’t go wrong. And of course, that’s my mother’s name,” Harrell said.
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Business
Boeing CEO's resignation is 'an extremely positive development,' industry analyst says
Critics of Boeing leadership may not be surprised by CEO Dave Calhoun's departure — nor are they mourning his exit.
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Environment
How five women fought off a cougar for 45 minutes
On February 17, five friends set out on a long bike ride in the Cascade foothills north of Snoqualmie. What started as a routine ride for the group of 50 Angela King tells the women's story for the first time since the attack.
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Environment
A cougar attacked them. They fought back for 45 harrowing minutes
It was a beautiful Pacific Northwest day. Sunny, puffy clouds on the horizon.