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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SoundQs
Seattle is one of the worst cities in the U.S. for potholes
A SoundQ's listener asked why Seattle has so many potholes. So reporter David Hyde set out to learn why. And he discovered potholes are more than a nuisance - they're also a political talking point and a source of controversial art.
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SoundQs
How a hot dog with cream cheese became part of Seattle's food legacy
Seattle’s foodie reputation wasn’t exactly built on hot dogs. And yet, we still have our own spin – the Seattle dog. It’s a hot dog with grilled onions and cream cheese. The SoundQ's team finds out how this local take on street food was born.
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If it says biodegradable, it might not be compostable
The latest on compost policies to clear your confusion and clean up our trash.
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SoundQs
You have lots of questions about recycling. We have answers
We've gotten dozens of SoundQ's questions about one topic - recycling. So we're re-running this archive episode with loads of answers, on everything from how to recycle to the global waste market.
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SoundQs
Who are the Benaroyas?
They’re not our city’s most magnanimous family, but their name is on a major music hall, a research institute, and wings of the Seattle and Tacoma art museums.
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Environmentalists see key window of opportunity to help Orcas survive
Will politicians act to help the Orcas?
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KUOW Newsroom
You can’t make asphalt next to salmon habitat … Wait, can you?
Neighbors are up in arms over a proposal to build an asphalt plant across the street from critical salmon habitat.
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Let's examine the FAA, say Dems
Investigations continue to examine the two Boeing 737 MAX airplanes that crashed recently.
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King County’s landfill wants to expand, but neighbors are saying no
At a County Council meeting Wednesday dozens of local residents spoke against the proposal.
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Seattle's supervised drug use site put on hold
Interim head of Seattle's Department of Human Services, Jason Johnson, says he's concerned about legal action and money