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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The ominous days leading up to the coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area
It was odd, the firefighter thought, how many calls were coming from the Life Care nursing facility in Kirkland.
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Health officials make new recommendations as Coronavirus deaths rise
‘…we can't expect people to go for months and months, you know, without school and without being able to go to work.’
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Live blog: Coronavirus updates in Seattle area (Feb 29-March 2)
This post will be updated periodically with information about the coronavirus. Scroll down for older information. Top line information: *A man died on Friday of presumed coronavirus in Kirkland, Washington, across the lake from Seattle. He is the first documented death from a virus in the U.S. He had underlying medical conditions. *2 people from a nursing care facility in Kirkland tested positive for the novel coronavirus. *50 more people from that nursing facility are sick and waiting for results about whether they have the virus. *10 CDC workers from Atlanta flew to Seattle this weekend, bound for the nursing care facility in Kirkland.
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King County health officials say don't panic about coronavirus, but be prepared
Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer for Public Health, Seattle & King County about how King County is preparing for coronavirus.
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King County is giving free bus passes to thousands of low income residents
Kim Malcolm talks with King County councilmember Rod Dembowski about the county's plan to provide free bus passes to its lowest income residents.
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Final clearance: Macy's closes to the public this weekend
The department store chain is in retreat across the country. Here, the closure of the store seems to signal something about the way our downtown is changing.
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Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change. How should he spend it?
Kim Malcolm talks with David Hyde about Jeff Bezos' $10 billion pledge to combat climate change
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Sick of Seattle's winter gloom? This local writer wants you to embrace it
Kim Malcolm talks with Crosscut editor-at-large Knute Berger about why he loves Seattle's dark, rainy winters.
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Facing climate anxiety head-on with KUOW's Biggest Carbon Loser
Cooper joined KUOW’s Biggest Carbon Loser contest to settle an argument with her husband -- and for some peace of mind.
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Seattle City Council considers banning winter evictions
Councilmember Kshama Sawant says evictions cause homelessness, while landlords say they're being blamed for larger systemic problems.