Press

3/12/25 - KUOW podcasts win two Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing Awards

3/3/25 - KUOW receives grant from M.J. Murdock Charitable trust to enhance digital infrastructure and online presence

1/14/25 - KUOW Board of Directors welcomes new members

8/21/24 - KUOW wins two National Murrow Awards

7/26/24 - KUOW launches new politics programming, partners with A Braver Way podcast

7/1/24 - KUOW Announces the Retirement of President and GM, Caryn Mathes

6/6/24 - KUOW wins 20 Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards, 5 Public Media Journalists Association Awards

5/13/24 - KUOW wins seven Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

5/2/24 - 'Ten Thousand Things' returns for a third season, highlighting stories of Asian American life in the Northwest

4/30/24 - KUOW announces cost reduction measures and reorganization

4/4/24 - Let the Kids Dance! tells the story of Seattle's Teen Dance Ordinance

1/4/2023 - KUOW Board of Directors welcomes new members

7/11/2023 - KUOW welcomes Marshall Eisen as Chief Content Officer and Annette Promes as Chief Marketing Officer

5/15/2023 - KUOW wins six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Overall Excellence

12/23/22 - Kerry Swanson hired as station's first Chief Operating Officer

5/20/22 - KUOW news team wins 16 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards

5/13/22 - Schedule Change: Speakers Forum will end on May 29, 2022

5/11/22 - KUOW wins eight Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Overall Excellence

3/22/22 - KUOW Board of Directors Welcomes New Members and Announces New DEI Committee

9/16/21 - KUOW adding 'Throughline' and 'The Splendid Table' to weekend schedule

6/25/2021 - KUOW wins three Public Media Journalists Association Awards

6/17/2021 - KUOW expanding local content, including new Bill Radke project, new podcast pilots, and reimagining of ‘The Record’

6/14/2021 - KUOW's Angela King wins Gracie Award for local reporting

5/20/2021 - KUOW newsroom recognized with 16 SPJ Excellence in Journalism awards

5/18/2021 - KUOW welcomes Gigi Douban as news director

5/6/2021 - KUOW wins 3 Regional Edward R Murrow Awards

3/6/2021 - Step back into 'The Wild' - Season 3 of KUOW's hit podcast is here

11/20/20 - KUOW to air ACT Theatre's 'A Christmas Carol' on Friday, 11/27 at 7 p.m.

11/19/20 - Marcie Sillman to retire after 35 years at KUOW

11/16/20 - KUOW's Today So Far newsletter breaks down the most important local news of the day

9/11/20 - KUOW's new weekend schedule starts September 19

9/04/20 - KUOW Presents "Inside 2020," a virtual event series with NPR journalists

6/26/20 - Five RadioActive Youth Media stories honored with national awards

6/18/20 - The Record's Bill Radke Taking Summer Off: Ross Reynolds, Marcie Sillman, Jeannie Yandel and Zaki Hamid to Guest Host

6/16/20 - KUOW statement on cancellation of 'Live From Here'

5/19/20 - KUOW recognized with 10 NW Excellence in Journalism Awards

5/13/20 - KUOW wins two Gracie Awards for mental health coverage and local student radio

5/12/20 - KUOW wins seven Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

5/5/20 - KUOW’s RadioActive Teams Up with 5th Ave Theatre’s Rising Star Project

3/25/20 - KUOW statement on live White House Coronavirus Task Force briefings

3/2/20 - KUOW Launches ‘Seattle Now’, a New Daily News Podcast

2/26/20 - KUOW and UW's Center for an Informed Public present: Stand with the Facts event series

2/18/20 - KUOW releases season two of hit podcast The Wild with Chris Morgan

2/14/20 - KUOW kicks off 2020 election coverage with voter-focused reporting and events

1/31/20 - KUOW releases 2019 Annual Report: Donor support fuels award-winning local journalism and continued digital expansion

1/15/20 - KUOW's 'Biggest Carbon Loser' series follows three community members competing to reduce their carbon footprint

11/19/19 - KUOW partners with Google to reach news audiences

10/21/19 - Season 3 of KUOW's Primed podcast zooms in on the ways Alexa is rewiring our lives

9/5/19 - KUOW awarded 8th consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator

8/30/2019 - 2019 Awards: KUOW Honored for Arts Reporting, Innovation and More

7/16/19 - KUOW’s Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace returns for a second season

7/9/19 - Week in Review announces "Down the Sound" tour, with stops in Bellingham, Edmonds, Olympia and Seattle

4/2/19 - KUOW Launches The Wild, a New Podcast Hosted by Ecologist and Filmmaker Chris Morgan

2/4/19 - In its second season, KUOW’s Prime(d) podcast shifts focus to how Amazon is changing life as we know it

1/23/19 - KUOW releases 2018 Annual Report

10/19/18 - KUOW launches SoundQs, a podcast about our region fueled by listener curiosity

09/10/18 - KUOW recognized for accountability and transparency by Charity Navigator.

08/23/18 - Youth journalists explore school shootings, rap, witchcraft and drag in new season of KUOW’s RadioActive podcast  

08/06/18 - KUOW increases local news coverage during AM and PM drive-time programs

06/28/18 - KUOW invests in staff compensation study

06/26/18 - KUOW launches new podcast 'Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace'

06/15/18 - KUOW welcomes Angela King as Morning News Host on new AM drive-time team

06/12/18 KUOW announces new PM drive time news team

06/04/18 KUOW creates two new Alexa skills to better serve growing smart speaker audience

06/01/18 KUOW’s ‘Week in Review’ goes on tour, visiting communities throughout the Puget Sound

04/11/18 KUOW restructures morning and afternoon drive-time shows

02/23/18 KUOW discontinues some of our HD channels

04/25/17 KUOW welcomes Jennifer Strachan as new chief content officer

01/27/17 The end of an era: ‘The Swing Years and Beyond' and Vinyl Café’

09/28/16 KUOW announces new programs coming to Saturday schedule

06/28/16 Pacific Lutheran University, Friends of 88.5 agree on deal

06/20/16 'Fresh Air' with Terry Gross returns to KUOW weekday schedule

11/12/15 Pacific Lutheran University Signals Intent To Sell KPLU 88.5 FM To UW's KUOW

11/02/15 Ross Reynolds To Be Executive Producer Of Community Engagement, Bill Radke Joins 'The Record'

09/21/15 KUOW Program Director Jeff Hansen Announces Retirement

08/28/15 KUOW Earns Fourth Consecutive 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator 

07/28/15 Marcie Sillman Will Return To Arts Reporting For KUOW

07/16/15 Groundbreaking Oral History Project 'StoryCorps' To Visit Seattle

02/10/15 Todd Mundt Named As KUOW's New Managing Producer

01/22/15 KUOW Announces New Programming Changes

09/16/14 KUOW, KPLU Join NPR And CBI To Train Next Generation Of Multimedia Journalists

07/31/14 KUOW's Phyllis Fletcher Named Managing Editor Of Northwest News Network

06/07/14 Host Steve Scher Resigns 

03/04/14 KUOW’s Radioactive Selected To Participate In The Youth Program Quality Initiative

01/30/14 New President And General Manager Caryn Mathes Arrives At KUOW

10/21/13 Caryn G. Mathes Selected As General Manager For KUOW

04/22/13 Wayne C. Roth, President And General Manager Of KUOW, To Retire After 30 Years

02/24/12 'Tale Of Blonde Bombshell Bandleader's True Identity' Honored With Gracie Award

01/16/08 KPLU And KUOW Reach Agreement On Service In Bellingham, Washington

05/24/06 KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio And Public Radio Capital Bring New Program Service To Seattle/Tacoma

05/23/06 KUOW Honored By Society Of Professional Journalists

01/26/06 KUOW Current HD Radio Service To Three Channels

10/12/05 KUOW Now On 1340 AM

6/13/05 KUOW Reporter Patricia Murphy Honored With National Award

5/24/05 KUOW Dominates Society Of Professional Journalist Regional Awards

5/24/05 KUOW General Manager Honored With 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award