Katherine Banwell
Announcer
About
Katherine is the local host on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Prior to coming to KUOW, she worked at KPLU (now KNKX) as a fill-in host on All Things Considered and host of Weekend Morning Edition. She's also the voice of many telephone on-hold messages for businesses across the country and loves to act in her spare time. Originally from Canada, she began her broadcasting career as a news and arts reporter for, among other places, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Katherine has a BA in Communications from the University of Washington. Go Huskies!
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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Can the zoo survive an earthquake? Why is Green Lake so dark? We tackle your questions
What about zoos in an earthquake? Why aren't there lights on the path around Green Lake? Listen to answers from our SoundQs team.
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Business
It's been a tough year for Boeing. And the future is grim, too
2019 was a tough year for Boeing. KUOW's business reporter Carolyn Adolph talks with Morning Edition host Angela King about the crisis and what the new year looks like for the aerospace company.
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Business
How Amazon pulled Seattle from the recession and other tidbits from the last decade
The good, the bad, and the ugly economy of the past decade in the Puget Sound
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Looking to volunteer this season? Call ahead
If you're planning to set aside some time to volunteer this week, you may want to call ahead before showing up at a shelter or meal program near you.
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Environment
Why does the water level of Lake Washington change through the year?
Lake Washington water levels go up and down by 2 feet every year. You may be surprised to find out why.
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Most nicotine exposures were in kids younger than 6, WA Poison Center says
The latest report from the Washington Poison Center finds that the majority of nicotine "exposures" were in children younger than 6.
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Seattle's making it safer for pedestrians to cross busy streets
Have you ever felt, as a pedestrian, that you're risking your life trying to cross a busy street?
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Environment
Seattle rabbits are breeding like, well, rabbits
Rabbits seem to be multiplying - no, honestly! Eastern Cottontail rabbits are everywhere!
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Race & Identity
Black flight is not the end of Seattle's Central District's diversity story. "On The Brink" highlights those who working hard to keep it that way.
Black flight in Seattle's Central District is in the past. The African American community there is hard at work to revitalize the area.
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Education
O Canada: What do we really know about you?
Canadian Kyla Sweet said Americans don't know much about Canada — but then Americans don't know much about anywhere, even their own country.