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Sarah Leibovitz

Supervising Producer, Soundside

About

Sarah is supervising producer on Soundside, KUOW's noontime show. She's produced shows on topics ranging from maritime law to the Ukraine invasion to why people like board games. Prior to working at KUOW, Sarah was lead producer at the Seattle podcast production company Larj Media, and a teaching artist with Path with Art.

Sarah is an alumna of The Evergreen State College and Bard College at Simon’s Rock. You might have heard her DJing on KAOS community radio in Olympia if you were listening at 5 a.m. on Sundays. When she’s not working, Sarah enjoys spending her time attempting various craft projects, hanging out with her cat Angus, or skateboarding around the neighborhood.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: she/her

Podcasts

Stories

  • caption: UW Medicine nurses use hand sanitizer after testing patients for coronavirus on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the University of Washington Northwest Outpatient Medical Center drive-through testing area on Meridian Avenue North in Seattle.

    So can you get tested or not?

    Do we have the capacity to test more people for the coronavirus? Or are we still in the midst of a testing shortage?

  • caption: Jess White, a registered nurse at UW Northwest, demonstrates to another nurse how to properly remove a mask on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at UW Medicine's drive-through testing clinic in Seattle.

    Drive through testing now open

    The University of Washington's Medical Center has opened a drive through testing center for the coronavirus. What does that mean for patients?

  • caption: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks before signing a measure that puts the state on track to create the first 'public option' health insurance in the US, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Olympia, Wash.

    What happens next?

    Now that recreational centers, businesses and schools have been forced to close, what could happen next in Washington?

  • caption: Person working on their home computer.

    Is teleworking a good idea?

    Microsoft, Amazon, and other large companies have requested their workers telecommute until further notice. Is this the way of the future? Or an annoying inconvenience?

  • caption: FILE: An Uber driver near the San Francisco International Airport.

    "I must keep driving"

    Melinda Miner is a rideshare driver in Seattle. She can't afford to stop working. So how does she stay safe during a coronavirus outbreak?

  • caption: Flyers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport wearing facemasks.

    Anxiety and the coronavirus

    The constant coronavirus news has a lot of people feeling anxious. So how do you combat those feelings?