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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Seattle's new backyard cottage rules 'best in America,' says advocate
Kim Malcolm talks with Sightline Institute senior researcher Dan Bertolet about Seattle's new rules for accessory dwelling units.
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Joe Biden catches heat in Seattle over gay rights comment. But context may be key
Seattle might not have made fun of a gay waiter five years ago, but what about a trans waiter?
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Haunting symbolism: Migrant children are being held where Japanese-Americans were detained
Kim Malcolm talks with historian Tom Ikeda about the parallels he sees between Japanese Internment during World War II and Trump administration policies around detaining migrant children.
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Alexa can tell if you’re going into cardiac arrest – and then call 911
Researchers at the University of Washington have taught smart devices how to correctly identify the staggered breathing of someone going into cardiac arrest while sleeping.
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Seattle rabbits are breeding like, well, rabbits
Rabbits seem to be multiplying - no, honestly! Eastern Cottontail rabbits are everywhere!
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As Fort Lawton opens a new chapter, we explore its complex history in Seattle
Kim Malcolm talks with author John Hamann about the history of Seattle's Fort Lawton.
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Can the U.S. women repeat as World Cup champions?
Kim Malcolm talks with Lesle Gallimore about the 2019 Women's World Cup, and the outlook for the United States Women's National Soccer Team.
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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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130 years ago, the Great Seattle Fire changed the city forever
Kim Malcolm talks with MOHAI's Leonard Garfield about the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, and how it changed Seattle forever.
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It's crunch week for people trying to save the Showbox
The Showbox is fighting for its survival. This week, the future of the storied Seattle music venue will be discussed at two public hearings: Tuesday afternoon at the City Council, and Wednesday afternoon before the Landmarks Preservation Board.