Vaughan Jones
Producer, Seattle Now
About
Vaughan Jones is a producer on the Seattle Now podcast, covering Seattle's most pressing news, and gathering some of Seattle's most interesting people for the show's weekly "Casual Friday" episodes.
Vaughan came to KUOW in 2022. Before that, they spent time as the weekend reporter at NPR Member Station KJZZ in Phoenix, where they reported on how the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic was impacting Arizonans.
Vaughan grew up in Phoenix, and has a B.A. in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University. You can find Vaughan at any number of local sporting events, or playing bass at (small) concert venues.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: they/he
Podcasts
Stories
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The Washington state flag. People have thoughts
When a bill in Washington's legislature proposed changing Washington's flag, the debate became a question of Washington's state identity. Seattle Now's Vaughan Jones explores that debate.
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Friday Evening Headlines
Federal cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service hit Seattle, a proposal to bring housing to the Stadium District in SoDo moves forward in the City Council, and Microsoft is shutting down trailblazing virtual phone and video chat platform Skype.
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Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Geraldine DeRuiter
This week… Residents are telling conflicting stories about a tree in a northeast Seattle neighborhood. Starbucks is doing away with some of its “less popular” drinks, in an effort to streamline their services. And if you’ve never been to a Seattle Sounders match, you’re in luck - the team is offering you free tickets.
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Seattle weighs housing in the Stadium District
Take me out to the ballgame? How about take me home to the ballPARK. A recent proposal from Council President Sara Nelson would permit housing in the Stadium District, just south of T-Mobile Park. But not everyone thinks it’s a home run. Seattle Times City Hall Reporter David Kroman will break it all down in a minute.
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Friday Evening Headlines
State officials give an idea of how many federal employees have lost their jobs, it's the first major cutoff day for bills in the Washington State Legislature, and Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order he hopes will make Light Rail expansion happen faster.
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Casual Friday with Jane C. Hu and Vivian McCall
This week… Federal job cuts have reached Washington’s trails and campgrounds. State legislators are taking a look at changing Washington’s state flag. And Mayor Bruce Harrell “pump faked” his State of the City audience with a faux Supersonics announcement. Science Journalist Jane C. Hu and Stranger Queer Culture and Politics Reporter Vivian McCall are here to break down the week.
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Seattle's most dangerous stretch of Light Rail track
Since Link Light Rail began service in 2009, more than 30 pedestrians have been hit by trains after stepping into a crossing. Less than two weeks ago there was a collision near Othello Station in the Rainier Valley. The next week, just blocks away… Another collision between a light rail train and a car.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
Washington's democratic Congress members continue to push back on President Trump, Mayor Bruce Harrell talked about Seattle's priorities at his "State of the City" address, and a King County family believes their relative has been unjustly to a Guantanamo prison facility.
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Casual Friday with Marcus Harrison Green and Eva Walker
The parent of a youth hockey player was charged with assault after shoving two referees onto the ice. And some information that may not surprise you: An audit of Seattle’s public park bathrooms found that things are not up to the city’s standards.
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Seattle could return to the days of neighborhood cafes
Would you want a cafe in your neighborhood? A bill to allow businesses like cafes and grocery stores to set up in neighborhoods across Washington has bipartisan support in the state legislature. We’ll visit a neighborhood cafe in Wallingford and hear more about the bill.