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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Why is affordable housing nearly impossible to find on the San Juan Islands?
Kim Malcolm talks with Lisa Byers about the lack of affordable housing in San Juan County.
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Will young people turn out to vote in WA? Some signs point to yes
Kim Malcolm talks with Emilio Garza and Will Kittel with The Washington Bus about what's motivating young Washington voters during this election season.
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Seattle reacts to proposed rollback of trans protections
The White House is considering rolling back federal protections for transgender people. We spoke to Seattle’s LGBTQ Commission about what that would mean.
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Ready for the Big One? Your earthquake questions, answered
Kim Malcolm talks with Bill Steele, to answer KUOW listener questions about earthquake preparedness in the Puget Sound Region.
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Really big tents: a possible solution for Seattle homelessness
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle city councilmember Teresa Mosqueda about why she supports the idea of using large tents as a way to provide temporary shelter for homeless people in Seattle.
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Is Washington's voting system safe from hackers?
Kim Malcolm talks with Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman about election security in Washington state.
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Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is behind the UW's new 'EarthLab'
Kim Malcolm talks with Sally Jewell about EarthLab — a new project from the University of Washington. Jewell was U.S. Interior Secretary under President Obama. She currently chairs EarthLab's advisory council.
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Seattle U law professor and thousands more say Kavanaugh should not be confirmed
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle University associate law professor Sara Rankin about why she believes Brett Kavanaugh lacks the judicial temperament and impartiality to be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court.
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Homeless kids are falling behind in school. And it's worse than previously thought
Kim Malcolm talks with Liza Burell about a new report that looks at the academic challenges faced by homeless students in Washington state. Burell is program director with Building Changes, a Seattle non-profit.
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Washington dairies to get a boost with new trade deal