Engage
This is what community engagement means at KUOW.
Our Community Engagement team ensures that KUOW has a meaningful and interactive relationship with the dynamic communities of the Puget Sound region, and beyond. We are committed to amplifying your voice, listening to your feedback and ideas, and creating innovative opportunities to connect you to our newsroom.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of our endeavors. Read more about our equity policies.
Here are a few examples of our projects:
The Community Feedback Club is a way to connect you to our newsroom by sending you periodic texts (about once per week) asking for simple feedback on stories and story ideas.
Pre-pandemic, we engaged in the following programs, to which we hope to return:
Ask A... is our series of gatherings which build empathy through one 1-on-1 conversation at a time.
Curiosity Club is our nerdy supper club which investigates the possibility that great food and compelling storytelling can transform a group of strangers into a community.
Meet The Newsmakers is our series of free public conversations with KUOW reporters at the University Bookstore and libraries across the region that invites listeners to ask questions, offer feedback, and share ideas for what our newsroom should be covering.
We're eager to hear from you! Please don't hesitate to reach out by emailing us at engage@kuow.org.
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Ep. 1: Are We Going to Be OK? Rethinking art and education during Covid-19
"Art comes out of pain," says Seattle's Youth Corps director James Miles. What we do with that art once the pandemic passes is up to us.
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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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My 71-year-old mom is a nurse on the front lines of Covid-19. I’m worried. She’s not.
I asked her if she feels scared going to work since the coronavirus outbreak. She said if nurses are afraid, they won't be able to do their jobs.
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We asked the youth about love. They did not disappoint.
Get out a box of chalky Sweethearts and some tissues and prepare to take a few notes, grownups.
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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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Meet the contestants! Listeners battle to become KUOW's Biggest Carbon Loser
Three contestants. Two months. One planet. A lot of carbon.
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Is the end of racism possible? The power in agreeing to disagree
Ishea Brown and Joe Santiago did not get along at KUOW’s Curiosity Club. We brought them back together and recorded their follow-up conversation. Where they ended up, surprised us all.
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See you at the library: Free KUOW speaker series connects you to our reporters
Get a behind-the-scenes look into our headline stories and share your ideas and questions with KUOW journalists.
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Curiosity Club FAQ: An interview with KUOW producer Kristin Leong
Is KUOW's Curiosity Club thawing the Seattle Freeze? Club member Amanda Carter Gomes talks with Curiosity Club producer Kristin Leong and finds out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting...curious.
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Tell us in 60 seconds: What makes your community unique?
Nobody knows your community like you do. KUOW wants to share your voice. Your story may air on All Things Considered or Morning Edition and you get a sweet T-shirt.
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Jodie Patterson speaks to Seattle on raising her transgender son
A mother charts her and her son’s declarations of self