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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Kirkland Has The World’s Greenest Road
A short street in Kirkland has earned the honor of being the greenest road in the world -- at least by one measure. Earlier this month, Northeast 120th...
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New Seattle Co-op Is All About Beer
Kim Malcolm talks with Kevin Forhan, head brewer of Seattle's first cooperative brewery, Flying Bike, about making beer with over 1,000 bosses.
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Former NPR Reporter Talks About New Life As A Novelist
Kim Malcolm talks to Mary Louise Kelly, a former NPR reporter turned novelist, about her work and the moment she decided to leave her job as a reporter.
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It's Looking Like 'The Era Of Special Sessions' Will Continue In Olympia
State lawmakers are supposed to finish up their work for the year by Sunday. But with budget negotiations stalled, Gov. Jay Inslee says it looks like...
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‘You’ll Never Forget This Baby’: Moving On After SIDS
In 2001, Aileen Carrell's 3.5-month-old daughter died of SIDS at her day care. Carrell shared her story with KUOW's Kim Malcolm.
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Medal Of Valor Honors Hundreds Of Oso Heroes
Kim Malcolm talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the policy changes state lawmakers are considering one year after the Oso landslide...
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After Bill Cutoff, Olympia Turns To Budget Talk
This week in Olympia, high-profile bills fall to a procedural deadline and budget talks begin KUOW's Kim Malcolm talks with the Everett Herald's Olympia reporter, Jerry Cornfield.
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University Of Washington Ranked Best In The West For Value
Kim Malcolm talks with Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly, about the University of Washington topping the "best bang for the buck" list for Western schools in "The Other College Guide."
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Why Injured Washington State Workers Have It Better
An NPR/ProPublica investigation this week found that Americans injured on the job have had their worker compensation benefits slashed over the past...
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Washington's Foster Care System Pressed To Solve Issue Of Runaways
Kim Malcolm talks with Austin Jenkins of the Northwest News Network about how Washington state is trying to reduce the number of teens who run away from...