Zaki Barak Hamid
Director of Community Engagement
About
Zaki leads the Community Engagement department, whose main goal is to facilitate connections between the various communities of the Puget Sound area and the content division, so that KUOW's news coverage is more holistic and informed by listeners' needs. His favorite programs include initiatives that facilitate understanding between people who might disagree with each other, such as StoryCorp's One Small Step.
A Palestinian immigrant from Jordan, Zaki's curiosity and passion for community connections have guided him throughout his career.
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Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Arabic
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Education
Hear It Again: Navigators at the World School guide students through the health-care maze
A new school year at the Seattle World School in the Central District has begun. New students are filling the halls, while teachers and staff welcome them with open arms... Meanwhile, at the school's health clinic, two 'patient navigators' are helping students in a different way. Just before the new year started, producer Sarah Leibovitz headed to the school to learn more...
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Week in Review: Loan forgiveness, voting, and Sue Bird
Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Met’s Allison Williams, Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
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Week in Review: Charleena Lyles, The Catholic Church, and encampments
Guest Host Zaki Hamid discusses the weeks news with Crosscut’s Knute Berger, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Seattle Times Amanda Zhou.
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Health
Week in Review: Covid vaccinations, homelessness and crime, and Alaska Airlines
Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Patrick Malone, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Undivided’s Brandi Kruse.
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Arts & Life
'Be fearless in pursuit of your goals. Be courageous in the pursuit of what you know is right.'
Mickey Rowe is the author of “Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage”. He sat down with KUOW's Zaki Hamid to talk about his experiences.
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Environment
Wolverines are back in Washington ... but are they here to stay?
Mount Rainier is not usually a winter trip. It’s common for over 60 feet of snow to fall on the mountain each winter. With that snow comes the threat of avalanches, hard to predict weather patterns, and, of course, just some really cold and uncomfortable days. But not for a wolverine. They need that snowy, cold weather, as well as a place that’s not jam packed with humans. And for the first time in over a century, they’re back.
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Arts & Life
What do the Academy Awards represent?
Last night was the 94th annual Academy Awards. Where CODA took home best picture, Ariana DeBose made history as first openly queer woman of color, and first afro-latina, to win an academy award for acting - she took home best supporting actress for her role as Anita in West Side Story. And Will Smith won best actor for his role in King Richard. But - did the academy voters get it right?
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Arts & Life
Lights, camera, the Evergreen state: Why isn't Washington in more films about Washington?
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Health
Washington's indoor mask mandate is over. Here's how Seattle is feeling about it.
For the last couple of years, your get-out-the-door routine probably involved checking to see if you had your keys, your wallet, and a face mask.
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Environment
A wildfire burned 85% of this Washington town. This is their recovery story.
If you had to rebuild your town, where would you begin?