Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, Seattle Now
About
Andy Hurst is a senior producer for Seattle Now, KUOW's daily news podcast. He produces in-depth interviews for the show, in addition to Seattle Now's evening episode, which highlights the top stories of the day from the KUOW newsroom. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.
Andy has worked in public radio for more than 20 years. He was a producer for KUOW’s The Record, Weekday, and The Conversation. He was previously a member of the on-air team at KUOW, hosting middays and other dayparts.
He started his journalism career as the local host and producer for Weekend Edition at Northwest Public Broadcasting in Pullman, Washington. He’s a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: 2017 Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio State University
Podcasts
Stories
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Pro-Russian Forces Seize Ukraine's Naval Base In Crimea
Marcie Sillman talks with Eurasia Group analyst Cliff Kupchan about the latest in Ukraine after the pro-Russian self-defense force stormed the Ukrainian...
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The Latest On The Minimum Wage Debate
Marcie Sillman talks with Dominic Holden, associate editor at The Stranger about the very latest on the minimum wage debate in Seattle.
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How Bellevue Came To Be More Racially Diverse Than Seattle
Marcie Sillman talks with Bellevue's cultural diversity coordinator Kevin Henry about how Bellevue has become so diverse.
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Former Pot 'Czar:' Washington's Taking Wrong Approach To Regulating Pot
Steve Scher talks with UCLA public policy professor Mark Kleiman about why Washington and Colorado are taking the wrong approach to legalizing marijuana...
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Jim Diers: 'Community Participation,' A Key For Seattle's Future
Steve Scher talks with former Seattle Neighborhoods Department Director Jim Diers about his hopes for the upcoming Seattle Neighborhood Summit in April.
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New Program At Harborview Works Toward Universal PTSD Screening
Re-experiencing, avoidance, hyperarousal: these are the three categories of post-traumatic stress disorder as laid out by the National Institute of...
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Hunger Strike Against Deportations Reaches Day 4
Marcie Sillman talks with KUOW reporter Liz Jones about a hunger strike that detainees are holding at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center.
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How Twitter Could Help Prevent HIV Infections
David Hyde talks with UCLA professor Sean Young about his new study that links language used in tweets with high rates of HIV infection.
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Addiction Recovery Programs In Danger Of Losing Funding
Steve Scher talks with Linda Grant, CEO of Evergreen Manor, about potential funding cuts to drug treatment programs for low-income patients in...
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Are You Buying Pseudoscience At The Grocery Store?
David Hyde talks with freelance journalist Michael Schulson about his Daily Beast article, "Whole Foods: America's Temple of Pseudoscience."