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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King County repeals bike helmet law, but all sides still agree: wear your helmet
King County's Board of Health voted Thursday to repeal its helmet law that required bike riders to wear helmets or face $30 fine, and additional court fees.
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She returned to the NW when the Taliban took power. Now she's back in Afghanistan — by choice
‘Taliban are who are here. We need to support the Afghan process of re-establishing the government. I'm an American. One day, the Taliban were my enemy. In the next week, they were my neighbors, and I had to work with them.’
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Seattle Schools' report card mirrors statewide dip in standardized test results
‘Seattle Public Schools said this is just one measure of student growth, but can be useful to gauge how well a particular student is doing over time.’
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Violence and property crime are up in Seattle. Here's how officials plan to tackle it
Violent and property crime in Seattle rose in 2021, and local officials are trying to respond. Mayor Bruce Harrell said he’s directed police to focus on violence and disorder in "hotspots" like Little Saigon.
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This Seattle non-profit is giving $5,000 grants to local musicians, no strings attached
‘It helped them make records. It helped them hire professional services, publicists, promotions. The real challenge, when you're an emerging artist, is you don't have somebody else helping you with a lot of these things that you need to do.’
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Outdoor event mask mandate ends soon. Indoor may be next
‘Even before the governor's announcement, we heard some doctors saying they personally feel it's too soon for this conversation. They're just getting their head above water with this recent surge.’
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A healthcare researcher weighs in on the nurse-to-patient ratio debate
‘There's really been decades of research and hundreds of studies that have shown that low nurse-to-patient staffing ratios have a negative effect on patient outcomes.’
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Nick Kristof wants to be Oregon’s next governor. Will the state let him run?
‘The Oregon State Constitution requires that a person lives in the state three years before the general election in order to qualify to run for governor.’
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Arts talk features tributes to 3 figures who rose and rise above
And a familiar voice from KUOW’s not-too-distant past
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At-home Covid test, check. Adequate telehealth response, not yet
UW infectious disease specialist foresees a better way to test for, track, and treat Covid