Clare McGrane
Senior Producer
About
Clare is the senior producer for Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh, a food podcast from KUOW and the Seattle Times. She shapes the show from story selection to sound mixing, and works with the host and editors to bring a diverse set of guests on mic and engage with the show's audience.
Prior to Seattle Eats, Clare helped develop and produce the region's premier news podcast, Seattle Now. Her coverage spanned a variety of topics, but she specialized in covering the COVID pandemic and reporting on local governments. Before joining KUOW in 2018, Clare covered the health sciences beat at GeekWire, where she also produced the outlet's podcasts.
Clare grew up between the Seattle area and her family home in Ayrshire, Scotland. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2016 with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Journalism. Outside of work, Clare spends her time crocheting, bouldering, and playing a kind-hearted (if not very smart) Rider of Rohan in her Lord of the Rings roleplaying game campaign.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Burien bans camping
Burien City Council took the latest step in its debate over how to respond to a camp of 40 unhoused people Monday. It banned camping in the city. There are no nearby shelters, which may make relocation difficult for 40 or so residents living outside. Publicola Editor and Publisher Erica Barnett is here to tell us what it could mean.
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A test of WA's police accountability law
Three Tacoma Police Officers are on trial this week facing murder and manslaughter charges in the the death of Manny Ellis. It’s the first test of Washington’s new police accountability law, and the trial will have ripple effects across the state. KNKX reporter Jared Brown is here to explain what’s happened so far and the potential impacts of the trial's outcome.
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The toll of a homelessness 'experiment'
In the last year or soa program from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority moved hundreds of people from the streets into housing. This week, the authority said it’s ending that effort. In a minute, Seattle Times reporter Anna Patrick will lay out what happened and detail the broken trust left behind.
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These Seattleites tried to stop swiping
If you’re single you know, and if you aren’t single, you’ve heard it: Dating in Seattle is tough. Apps are really not cutting it. Seattle Now producer Clare McGrane is here to tell us about a new way to meet people that could make things smoother.
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Our aging ferries want to retire
The twenty one available Washington State Ferries are old. Some are long overdue for retirement. But thousands of people still depend on them every day, and new ferries are not coming anytime soon. Seattle Times Reporter David Kroman talks about the state of our ferries, and why it’s been so hard to build new ones.
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Seattle's City Council election gets spicy
Election officials certified the results of our local primary this week. That means we know which City Council candidates are vying for your votes. As KUOW Politics editor Cat Smith puts it, things are getting spicy in some of the races. In others, we saw some surprising shifts after the initial round of results. She breaks the results down race-by-race.
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A WA library might close over book fight
A library in rural Southeast Washington could be the first in the nation to close over a fight about removing books. The debate revolves around a group of books in the library’s kids and young adult sections that some residents say aren’t age-appropriate. Seattle Times reporter David Gutman is here to explain how things got to this point, with some help from life-long Dayton resident John Hutchens.
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Covid cases are going up. Here's what you should know.
Covid cases are ticking up across the country. UW Medicine professor Dr. Helen Chu says this surge isn’t like the Delta or Omicron surges of years past, but it's still something to watch. She explains the state of the disease here in Washington and how we should be thinking about our Covid risk.
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Amazon on trial over worker injuries
It’s a point of pride that Amazon can get your package to you very quickly. But now the company is locked in a legal battle with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, which says the way Amazon runs its warehouses is injuring workers. Seattle Times Amazon reporter Lauren Rosenblatt has been following the trial, and is here to explain all the ins and outs Read Lauren's story:
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Big decisions for Seattle Schools this election
Seattle Public Schools are in the middle of a budget crisis. The district closed a 131 million dollar budget gap for the school year that’s about to start, but it’s a temporary fix. Three races for school board kick off in tomorrow’s primary, and the winners will shape education in our city for years to come. KUOW Education Reporter Sami West explains the high-stakes questions the candidates are facing, including possible school closures. Read Sami's coverage of the races in School Board Districts 1, 3, and 6, along with SPS's budget crisis: https://www.kuow.org/authors/sami-west