Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Reporter
About
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is a reporter on our SoundQs team and grew up in the same zip code where she now works — with detours to five U.S. states and three foreign countries in between. Her job is to do stories inspired by listener questions. Often, people have questions about HER. Here are some FAQs.
Where’s your name from?
My parents! In a compromise emblematic of their four-decades of marriage, they combined their names (Boiko = Ukrainian and Weyrauch = German) and gifted them to their children. My name is pronounced ANN-uh BOY-koh WHY-rock.
What do you report on?
Listeners, like yourself, send in questions and my team uses our news judgment to decide which ones to cover (that means we value a topic’s timeliness, relevancy, and importance to a general audience). I’ve done stories about listener questions on everything from earthquakes to dog poop.
How can I ask a question?
Fill out the box on kuow.org or email us at soundqs@kuow.org.
Stories
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More than a million Washingtonians got unnecessary medical treatment in one year
Low-cost, yet wasteful medical procedures cost an estimated $341 million from July 2016 to June 2017, according to a new report by the Washington Health Alliance.
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SoundQs
Giving to panhandlers: A priest, a rabbi and an advocate discuss this dilemma
Ultimately, giving money to people on the street is an individual decision. We talked to a priest, a rabbi, and a homelessness expert to help you decide.
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SoundQs
Earthquake! Quick, shelter: school or Space Needle?
When the big one finally hits Seattle, will the Space Needle topple over? And are Washington state schools ready for a massive earthquake? We'll answer both of these questions on this week's episode of SoundQs.
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Seattle, you were terrible at recycling. Now for a second chance
The questions plague you. WHICH BIN DOES IT GO IN? CAN I RECYCLE THIS?
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SoundQs
Where do the drugs that arrive on Seattle streets come from?
The cartels are incredibly creative.
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SoundQs
Turkey for Thanksgiving? How about a Seattle Dog instead?
Happy Thanksgiving! If you're tired of eating that same old turkey as last year, how about biting into a classic Seattle Dog? The local culinary creation is a hot dog with grilled onions and cream cheese. On this episode of SoundQs, we'll look at the history and origin of the Seattle Dog.
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SoundQs
A distracted driving ticket in Washington state is $136. Guess how many are issued
Meet Trooper Chuck. He's pulled over the most distracted drivers, staring at their cellphones, than any other state trooper in Washington. 365 drivers in the course of a year. The troopers ticket more than 2000 distracted drivers every month. Please don't let this podcast distract you while you are driving.
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Seattle Archdiocese pays $7 million in priest sex abuse cases
Six men say that former priests in the Seattle Archdiocese abused them when they were children. The men say the archdiocese knew or should have known about the danger.
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SoundQs
Lake Union is busy with all those boats, so how do seaplanes land safely?
Planes, kayaks, sailboats. How do seaplane pilots find a safe place to land on Lake Union?
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What would it take to eliminate Washington's rape kit backlog?