David Hyde
Reporter
About
David’s people-focused politics coverage tracks local and national races. At KUOW, David has also reported for our Hearken Team answering listener questions,and covered a variety of other topics ranging from vaccine hesitancy to climate change.
Previously David worked as talk show producer and also frequently hosted interviews and live call-in segments. David's education includes PhD ABD in U.S. History from Rutgers University and a BA in History from Reed College.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Professional Affiliations: Society of Professional Journalists
Stories
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Arts & Life
It’s not just the Seattle Sounders: UW men's soccer is #1 in the country
This Sunday Seattle hosts the MLS Cup, and the UW men's soccer team is poised to clinch the Pac-12 title. UW Coach Jamie Clark says there's just something special about soccer in the Seattle area right now, whether it’s Sounder’s fans or youth players.
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Politics
How Amazon's money backfired (and helped labor)
The race to watch in the Seattle City Council election is District 3, where incumbent Kshama Sawant trails Egan Orion by about eight points.
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Politics
Why Kshama Sawant wanted to make Seattle's election all about Amazon
Seattle's local election had been focused on local city issues like homelessness. That changed after Amazon poured $1.5 million into city council races, giving city council member Kshama Sawant the opponent she really wanted all along: Jeff Bezos
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Politics
Seattle firefighter ad spending is not about fighting fires
Firefighters have spent nearly $200,000 on items such as little fireman's hat magnet mailers, as well as giant postcards and digital ads that picture lots of raging fires. But despite the fire photos, firefighting is not their top concern.
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$3 million in outside spending on Seattle's City Council races
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Nordstrom's store opens in New York. What does it mean for this Seattle icon?
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Politics
Seattle man goes on Grindr. Instead of love, he gets an attack ad against Sawant
Last week, UW librarian Bronson Dowd fired up Grindr, which is a dating app aimed mostly at Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people. There at the bottom of the screen was an attack ad targeting Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant. “It was absurd, super absurd,” Dowd said.
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Politics
How will young tech voters change Seattle?
A new survey finds that more than 80 percent of tech workers say they’ll vote in this fall's election. How will they change Seattle?
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Politics
Hey voters: Are you ready for the onslaught of political ads?
Ready or not, campaigns and PACs have raised millions to persuade you how to vote this year in local elections.
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Politics
Amazon gives $1 million to pro-business campaign aimed at Seattle City Council
Amazon is pouring more than a million extra dollars into the campaign for business-minded candidates in Seattle.