Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
About
Andy Hurst is the senior producer for KUOW’s local broadcast of All Things Considered. He works behind the scenes to produce the conversations you hear each day with newsmakers, community members, experts, and journalists. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.
Andy has worked in public radio for more than 15 years. He was a producer for KUOW’s The Record, Weekday, and The Conversation. And he was previously a member of the on-air team at KUOW, hosting middays for several years and filling in across the radio schedule.
He started his journalism career as the local host and producer for Weekend Edition at Northwest Public Broadcasting in Pullman, Washington. He’s a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: 2017 Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio State University
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Music festival season kicks off, and other weekend music picks for the Puget Sound region
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times music writer Michael Rietmulder about his recommendations for live music events happening in the Seattle area this weekend.
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KUOW Newsroom
How bad is our spring weather this year? Pretty miserable, but not like 1955
‘If you go back further in time, to the 1950s and 1960s, cold springs were much more common.’
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KUOW Newsroom
Newly obtained DNA from WA sex offenders may help solve cold cases
‘I have a team of six or seven people who spend all their days going through multiple databases to identify who these folks are.’
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KUOW Newsroom
Idaho goes to the primary polls with fringe right forces in play
‘It's just extraordinary that you have the sitting Lieutenant Governor of the state of Idaho on stage with a host of far-right speakers.’
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KUOW Newsroom
On the arts calendar: Sweat, reSET, and time capsule visions of a future Black archive
Marcie Sillman shares creative options for your arts & culture weekend
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle’s 'Hope Corps' will pay unemployed and underemployed artists to create public art
‘When artists come into any community and work with that community, it's elevated. It gives a community a vision.’
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KUOW Newsroom
Here's what not to miss at Seattle's TRANSlations film festival
‘TRANSlations is really one of a handful of film festivals in the world that centers trans and non-binary films and stories.’
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KUOW Newsroom
Amid a shortage, one NW school district reimagines the role of substitute teachers
‘It's knowing that substitutes are not, as one of the sources said in my story, a Plan B or an afterthought, but a critical part of keeping schools running.’
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KUOW Newsroom
‘We cannot let this stand.’ Sen. Patty Murray reacts to SCOTUS Roe v. Wade leak
‘Abortions are still going to happen. Young women will still find themselves in a situation. The wealthy women will have a place to go, and a doctor to take care of them and will be safe. The ones who aren't won’t.’
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KUOW Newsroom
60 years ago this week, the Seattle World's Fair opened to visitors
'Everybody's planning to see Seattle's spectacular $100 million World's Fair!'