Natalie Akane Newcomb
Announcer / Producer
About
Natalie is a recent graduate from Washington State University. She started writing radio features at her high school’s radio station 889 TheBridge and soon thereafter participated in RadioActive's summer 2016 workshop.
At WSU Natalie worked with Northwest Public Broadcasting where she was the Morning Edition producer, and an On-Air host. Last summer, she helped cover the BLM protests in Spokane and Pullman. She also had the privilege of working with the KUOW newsroom, and did a story for the “Voices of the Pandemic” series.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Japanese, conversational Chinese
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Animals
Why the Salish Sea's new baby orca surprised researchers
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History
'They aren't forgotten.' New memorial honors Japanese Americans incarcerated at Washington State Fairgrounds
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Politics
Seattle City Council votes against restoring student mental health funds back to $20 million again
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Business
With its new CEO, is Boeing about to write the 'turnaround story of the century'?
With the selection of its new CEO, Boeing charted a course Wednesday that is giving some officials hope for the future of the aerospace company.
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Like father, like daughter. The Seattle Fire Department's first dad/daughter duo
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Sports
Fresh from high school graduation, Mercer Island swimmer Piper 'Lightning' Enge vies for a spot on Team USA
Mercer Island High School's fresh graduate heads to Indianapolis to compete in the Olympic swimming trials to try to win a slot on Team USA for the Paris Olympics.
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Atmospheric river to strike Western Washington with major rain ... in June?
Significant rain is forecast for Western Washington on the first day of June 2024, thanks to an atmospheric river that will drench the region for several days.
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Sports
Seattle caught Caitlin Clark fever, but the night belonged to the Storm
Climate Pledge Arena hosted the largest crowd in the Seattle Storm’s 25-year history Wednesday. While the game drew fervent Storm fans, perhaps the main attraction wasn’t from Seattle. Many came for a rival player, Indiana Fever’s rookie phenom Caitlin Clark.
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Environment
How warm will Washington state get during summer 2024?
Weather forecasters have long been talking about a warmer-than-normal summer 2024 in Washington state, but as the season gets closer, it appears that the region may only get slightly warmer than average.
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Arts & Life
Rescue at sea: A Mercer Island man's harrowing account of courage and luck in the South Atlantic
Balthasar Wyss of Mercer Island was rescued in March in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean after the sailboat he'd been on sank. This is his account of what happened.