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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How do you improve outcomes for Seattle students of color?
Kim Malcolm talks with Kristin Bailey-Fogarty about improving outcomes for students of color in Seattle Public Schools. Bailey-Fogarty is Assistant...
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Inspection grades (and emojis) coming to a restaurant window near you
Kim Malcolm talks with Becky Elias about King County's plan to require restaurants to post storefront signs that tell customers their health inspection...
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Most polarizing election ever? UW historian puts 2016 in context
Kim Malcolm talks with UW historian Margaret O'Mara about the 2016 presidential election. She says in a historical context, this election isn't as...
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Would Washington's carbon tax kill the American coal industry?
Kim Malcolm talks with New York Times Seattle bureau chief Kirk Johnson about the potential impact of a carbon tax on the American coal industry....
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Adopted by U.S. families, but living without citizenship
Kim Malcolm talks with Jenny Kim about why so many international adoptees in the U.S. don't have citizenship. Jenny Kim is vice chair of the Korean...
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How should we judge our judges? The pros and cons of electing the judiciary
Kim Malcolm talks with Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson about the benefits and drawbacks of electing judges. In Washington, we elect judges...
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Chris Hansen's new Sodo arena plan: Forget the $200M in public money
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Geoff Baker about a new proposal from Chris Hansen to build a sports arena in Seattle's Sodo area. Hansen...
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Tensions rise in 7th District race between Jayapal, Walkinshaw
Kim Malcolm talks with Publicola's Josh Feit about the 7th Congressional District race between Pramila Jayapal and Brady Walkinshaw. This week, Jayapal...
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The sad story that taught Judge Judith Hightower a humbling lesson
The woman had been booked into King County Jail for driving with a suspended license. When she appeared between Judge Judith Hightower, she asked her to...
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Who killed Thomas Wales? 15 years later, federal prosecutor's murder still unsolved
Kim Malcolm talks with former U.S. Attorney John McKay about the unsolved murder of federal prosecutor Thomas Wales. On October 11, 2001, Wales was shot...