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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Odds Of Enjoying This Week In Review: 292,000,000 To 1 IN FAVOR
Why would lottery riches ruin other people's lives, but not yours? Is President Barack Obama right that we’re too partisan? Farewell, tipping. Farewell,...
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More People Infected By Contaminated Scopes In Seattle Than Previously Thought
Bill Radke talks to JoNel Aleccia, Seattle Times health reporter, about the investigation into scopes used by doctors that were found to sometimes have ...
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Boeing, Engineers Agree On Contract Extension
Bill Radke talks with Wall Street Journal aerospace reporter Jon Ostrower about surprising news this week from Boeing and its engineering union: They ag...
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No More Tipping At Tom Douglas Restaurants
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas about his plan to replace tipping with a wage raise and 20 percent service charge. The change wi...
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A Reporter's Life In Burns, Oregon
Bill Radke spoke with KUOW's Anna King about what it's like being a reporter covering the occupation of the Malheur Refuge in Burns, Oregon.
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How Much Partisan Gridlock Is In Our Own State Politics?
Bill Radke talks with KUOW Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about how much partisan dysfunction exists in the Washington State Legislature, where th...
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Your Powerball Ticket Helps Pay For The Seahawks
Bill Radke talks to Randy Warick, marketing director for Washington's lottery, about how the state uses its profits from lottery ticket sales. The money...
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Sports Writer Dave Zirin: 'Homophobia Is Baked So Deeply Into The Cake Of Football'
After Odell Beckham hit Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman with fists and helmet in December, the NFL suspended him for a game. But what had anger...
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Even When The Loonie Is Down Canadians Are Still Polite
Bill Radke speaks with Stephen Quinn about the plunging Canadian dollar and a new study that proves Canadians are more polite than Americans. Quinn host...
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Godzilla El Nino, The Blob: Why Does Our Weather Sound Like A Comic Book?
Bill Radke talks to state climatologist Nick Bond about how El Nino is affecting winter weather across the state and what it means for the blob, the...