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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What is the point of mid-winter break?
A week-long school vacation in February — just weeks after the holiday break — is unheard of in most parts of the country. But it's become standard for more affluent districts in Washington state in recent years.
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Why so many snow days? And how will schools make them up?
Kim Malcolm talks with KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld about how Seattle Public Schools decides to suspend operations due to weather, and what options the district has for making up for snow days.
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Trouble talking to your kids about marijuana? You're not alone
Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington researcher Nicole Eisenberg about the challenges facing parents as they talk to their children about using marijuana
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There's (still) lead in the drinking water at many public schools in Seattle
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Neal Morton about why many public schools in Seattle have unacceptable levels of lead in the drinking water.
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43 measles cases and counting ... so how to stay healthy?
This outbreak has led to a raft of listener questions about the measles and how to stay healthy.
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How the government shutdown left thousands of immigrants in legal limbo
Kim Malcolm talks with immigration attorney Matt Adams about how the 35 day government shutdown impacted cases at Seattle's federal immigration court.
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Could Howard Schultz play spoiler? It's happened before
Kim Malcolm talks with University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about the historical impact of independent and third party candidates on presidential elections.
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The one-night count of Seattle's homeless is always an undercount. But here's why we do it
The one-night count, explained.
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21 to buy tobacco and vaping products? WA lawmakers want to raise age
Kim Malcolm talks with State Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) about why she wants to raise the purchase age to 21 for tobacco and vaping products.
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Microsoft in the drugstore? Why the tech giant is partnering with Walgreens
Kim Malcolm talks with Geekwire's Todd Bishop about why Microsoft is entering a retail partnership with the parent company of Walgreens.