Producer picks: the future of churches, and puppies, in Washington
The Soundside team is taking the week off to celebrate the holidays.
So, as we end 2023, we're looking back at some of our favorite stories from the last year, and the hardworking producers who make Soundside are making the picks.
Today, supervising producer Sarah Leibovitz shares some of her favorite pieces from the last year.
For churches that own large pieces of property, what was once a blessing can become more of a curse, especially as membership wanes.
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For churches that own large pieces of property, what was once a blessing can become more of a curse, especially as membership wanes.
You can read and listen to the original story here.
The rising demand for specialty dogs like doodles has prompted a boom in backyard breeders. And that is also the reason 21 so-called designer dogs were found abandoned in the woods.
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The rising demand for specialty dogs like doodles has prompted a boom in backyard breeders. And that is also the reason 21 so-called designer dogs were found abandoned in the woods.
You can read and listen to the original story here.
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Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
Libby Denkmann joined KUOW in December 2021 as the host of the midday show Soundside. She’s a native Pacific Northwesterner who grew up in Redmond, graduated from the University of Washington, and covered local news as a producer and reporter with KIRO Radio.
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Sarah Leibovitz
Supervising Producer, Soundside
Sarah joined KUOW in 2019 as senior producer on The Record. She is now Supervising KUOW’s new noon time show, Soundside. 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.
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