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Sarah Leibovitz

Supervising Producer, Soundside

About

Sarah is supervising producer on Soundside, KUOW's noontime show. She's produced shows on topics ranging from maritime law to the Ukraine invasion to why people like board games. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.

Sarah is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and Bard College at Simon’s Rock. You might have heard her DJing on KAOS community radio in Olympia if you were listening at 5 a.m. on Sundays. When she’s not working, Sarah enjoys spending her time attempting various craft projects, hanging out with her cat Angus, or skateboarding around the neighborhood.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: she/her

Podcasts

Stories

  • caption: A street in Peru

    Speaking to a UW student trapped in Peru

    When UW finance student Daniel Voznyarskiy decided to go to Peru for spring break he figured he'd see Machu Pichu, take in the local culture. He wasn't expecting to end up in lockdown at his hostel.

  • caption: A model of the so-called curve of novel coronavirus infections.

    How the UW predicts the trajectory of Covid-19

    Public health policy and decisions about everything from restaurants to schools are being made on the backs of modeling about the novel coronavirus’ infection rate. And one of those models is being made at the University of Washington.

  • caption: Various television shows on streaming platforms

    What to watch with your new free time

    There's a good chance you're suddenly finding yourself with a lot more time at home. So, what new TV shows should you dive into?

  • caption: Bill Radke, in studio with only his beloved cleaning products.
    Health

    Facing the pandemic together, this week

    Bill Radke talks the week in coronavirus news with Karen Weise of the New York Times, Marcus Green of the South Seattle Emerald, and Knute Berger of Crosscut.

  • caption: The town of Langley and the cascades as viewed from the water

    Time to head to the countryside?

    Wondering if you should head to your summer home or a BnB somewhere out of the way? The Mayor of Langley shares his thoughts

  • caption: UW Medicine nurses use hand sanitizer after testing patients for coronavirus on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the University of Washington Northwest Outpatient Medical Center drive-through testing area on Meridian Avenue North in Seattle.

    So can you get tested or not?

    Do we have the capacity to test more people for the coronavirus? Or are we still in the midst of a testing shortage?

  • caption: Jess White, a registered nurse at UW Northwest, demonstrates to another nurse how to properly remove a mask on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at UW Medicine's drive-through testing clinic in Seattle.

    Drive through testing now open

    The University of Washington's Medical Center has opened a drive through testing center for the coronavirus. What does that mean for patients?