Bill Radke
Host
About
Bill hosts Week In Review.
Before that, he created and hosted the NPR humor show Rewind and hosted the Marketplace Morning Report, covering the day's national/international business news.
He's been a KUOW reporter, news director, and interview host; also, a stand-up comedian and Seattle P-I newspaper columnist.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Alaska's Budget Shortfall 'Potential Time Bomb' For Rural Schools
Bill Radke speaks with New York Times reporter Kirk Johnson about how the crash in oil revenues for Alaska is threatening rural schools in the state.
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Are Pandas Bad For Washington?
David Plotz has one message for Northwest animal lovers when they consider adding pandas to their zoos in the next year: Don’t do it. “Pandas have been...
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The State Of Patient And Employee Safety At Western State Hospital
Bill Radke talks to Associated Press reporter Martha Bellisle about the recent escapes from Western State Hospital and the facility's ongoing struggle...
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Scared To Discuss Screen Time With Your Teenager? A Local Documentary Filmmaker Can Help
Bill Radke speaks with local filmmaker Delaney Ruston about her documentary "Screenagers."
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Trans Kids Can Be Happy Kids, With Support
"I just always felt like a boy." Nine-year-old Skyler Kelly was born a girl. But he didn't feel like a girl. From a very young age he knew he was...
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This Week We're Hiking Past The Ads To Get To The News
Advertising is coming to an outdoors near you, can commercialism save our state parks? Also, should Seattle give heroin users a safe place to inject?...
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Hundreds Of UW Students Interrupt Forum On Race Asking For More Action
Bill Radke talks to University of Washington senior Palca Shibale about why she and fellow students held a protest on campus about the university's...
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How A Plan To Create More Fish Could Make Fishermen Rich Or Angry
Bill Radke speaks with UW Fisheries professor Ray Hillborn about a plan he says would create more fish in the ocean, more catch for fishermen and more...
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North Carolina Continues To See National Backlash Over LGBTQ Law
Bill Radke speaks with Laura Leslie, capitol bureau chief for WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Governor Jay Inslee have...
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Sodo Neighborhood: Industrial Work Zone Or Yuppie Playground?
Bill Radke leads a discussion of whether or not the Seattle City Council should approve the development of a sports arena in the Sodo neighborhood....