Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
About
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming. She has covered the arts, municipal government, politics, and misinformation as part of KUOW's Stand with the Facts live event series, in partnership with the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public. She really enjoys election night coverage, in spite of herself. Kim started out in broadcast journalism in Calgary at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, before working at NPR member station KERA in Dallas and then KUOW. Kim spends most winters waiting for baseball season to start.
Location: Seattle and the Eastside
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Piercing The Smoke: Methow Valley News Keeps Reporting Despite Wildfires
When residents of the Methow Valley want updates on the fires in their area, many of them have turned to the Facebook page of the local paper, the...
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We're Short On Water, So Are The Parks Still Green?
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Parks and Recreation superintendent Jesús Aguirre about how the city is cutting back on water use to help head off a...
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Latinos In Yakima Guaranteed A Voice On The City Council For First Time
Kim Malcolm speaks with Vickie Ybarra, a former elected official on the Yakima school board, about how Latinos in Yakima are making their voices heard...
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Canada Embarks On Longest Federal Election Campaign In Modern History
Kim Malcolm speaks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about Canada's upcoming federal elections.
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You Can Text To 911 In Snohomish County, But Please No Emoticons
The young woman was hiding in her closet upstairs. She had called 911 because someone had broken into her home. She spoke very quietly.
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Protecting Washington's Greenway: No Strip Malls, Billboards
Kim Malcom talks with Mountains to Sound Greenway executive director Jon Hoekstra about the Greenway Trust and protecting the environment amid booming...
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What To Expect In Seattle When The 'Big One' Hits
Kim Malcolm talks to Seattle Times reporter Sandi Doughton about what to expect and how to prepare for when a big earthquake shakes the Northwest.
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What You Should Know About The Danger Of Ice Caves
Kim Malcolm talks to Doug Clark, associate professor of geology at Western Washington University, about the different types of ice caves, how they are...
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Refugees Get Friends In Powerful Places With Seattle Job Program
Kim Malcolm talks with refugee Masar Altaie about her experience in Tatweer, a Seattle-based employment program run out of Jewish Family Service of...
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Lessons From The Kennewick Man
Kim Malcolm talks with anthropologist John Hawks about what we can learn about Northwest history from the Kennewick Man.