Eilís O'Neill
Reporter
About
Eilís (eye-LEASH) O'Neill fell in love with radio when she was a 14-year-old high school intern at KUOW, in the program that later became RadioActive. Since then, she's worked as a radio reporter in South America and New York City and was thrilled to return to her hometown radio station in 2017. Her work has appeared on The World, Marketplace, and NPR.
Eilís has a degree in English and Spanish from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in science, environment and health journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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Thanksgiving plans squashed. Don't be a turkey, health experts say
The holidays are going to look different this year with all the Covid restrictions. We asked what people are planning, and what safe holidays could look like.
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Health
This is why Washington's Covid-19 rates are on the rise
‘There are a lot of people in our community who have Covid and don't even know it.’
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Health
Urgent care employees move to strike in Seattle area alleging inadequate rest, PPE
Employees at 20 urgent care clinics across the Puget Sound region have given notice that they plan to strike.
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Seattleites are preparing for post-election unknowns in their own ways
With an uncertain Election Day outcome on the horizon, Seattleites say they are preparing for any and everything.
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Lake Washington Boulevard has reopened to cars — but the city's weighing a permanent closure
After closing Lake Washington Boulevard to through traffic for months, the city has opened the street up to cars again. But the closure was so popular that the city is considering making it permanent.
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Health
When he got Covid, this student turned to his fraternity brothers at the University of Washington
Nick Baldini was one of hundreds of students at the University of Washington who came down with Covid while living on Greek Row. He says his fraternity brothers had gotten him through tough times before, and so he again turned to them for support.
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Behind the coronavirus outbreak on Greek Row at the University of Washington
Nick Baldini is a senior at the University of Washington. This past summer, there were no internships or jobs to speak of, so he decided to enroll in classes and stay at his fraternity house.
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Seattle ramps up pandemic street closures
It’s not just Seattle streets that are being closed to through traffic to make more space for outdoor recreation. Now it’s individual blocks as well.
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Boeing to move 787 Dreamliner production out of Everett
Boeing will move production of the 787 Dreamliner out of its Everett facility and consolidate operations at its South Carolina location.
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No more stop signs for Washington's bike riders ... sort of
Starting Thursday, people riding bikes in Washington state won’t have to stop at most stop signs. That is, they legally won’t have to stop.