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.
Go Sounders!
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Arabic
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Health
Groups and individuals look for ways to spread kindness during crisis
‘Hopefully when all this is over, we can be closer to each other as a community.’
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What's good? Silver linings in the time of coronavirus
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in our state, we’ve heard of so many selfless acts that we decided to start a blog to recording them, hoping these stories bring light into your day. Have you witnessed or experienced a random act of kindness? Write to engage@kuow.org with “What’s Good’ in the subject line, and we’ll feature it here.
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Health
Finding support and kindness in the Coronavirus neighborhood
KUOW’s Community Engagement team looks for the helpers
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Passing the mic: why communities should tell stories "in their own words" on MLK Day
We know public radio has a long way to go to make sure the voices you hear on the air reflect the diversity of our listeners. So today, we're passing the mic.
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Arts & Life
Meet the newsmakers: KUOW reporters are coming to your community
Get a behind-the-headlines glimpse into our most fascinating stories and share your feedback and story ideas with KUOW journalists.
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Environment
Crow versus eagle, who wins? And other answers to your animal questions
Here at SoundQs, we get a lot of questions about animals. We’re talking rats, bats, squirrels, crows, opossums, you name it. On this episode, we answer a dozen of your urban wildlife questions.
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Arts & Life
Which side are you on?
Politics vs. pop culture. Let the debate begin