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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KUOW Newsroom
Hey Seattleites, the state has your $273 million. Here’s how to claim it. (Not a scam, we swear)
TL;DR Go to Claimyourcash.org and plug in your name.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle's murals by henry bring joy, but it took decades to get there
Ryan Henry Ward passed through multiple episodes of psychosis, homelessness, drug addiction, and relapse on his way to become the highly sought-after muralist he is now.
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Seattle Now
The magical murals of Henry
You’ve seen Ryan Henry Ward’s murals around town: A walrus riding a bike. A sasquatch hugging a salmon. A salmon drinking coffee. There’s lots of whimsy and joy in Henry’s work, and as KUOW’s Anna Boiko-Weyrauch explains, he worked hard to find it.
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NW hospitals stock up on ice and 'prepare for the worst' of heat-related illnesses
Local hospitals could see another influx of patients as the Northwest enters the summer’s second heat wave.
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KUOW Newsroom
How low wages and high rent helped Covid spread from a wedding in Kent to nearly 300
It was one of the peaks of the coronavirus pandemic last July and the sky was a brilliant blue. The guests assembled inside Christ the King Anglican Church in Kent, Washington for what was to be a very fun wedding and a superspreader.
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A Sunday service, a funeral, and a conference: How some churches spread Covid in the Seattle area
Gail Fleming got Covid last summer from a church conference. Even so, Fleming is glad she went, she said, and that she would do it again. That’s how much the experience was worth it.
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KUOW Newsroom
For a reporter on the Covid-19 beat, 'Vax Day' comes full circle
‘I felt like it was finally my turn, that today it was my turn, and I was gonna take my turn.’
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KUOW Newsroom
This hotline gave immigrants a lifeline as Covid ripped through the Seattle area
One year ago, Monserrat Padilla and her colleagues posted a phone number to Facebook. “We told people, you can call us for rental assistance, access to food,” said Padilla, a co-director of Washington Immigrant Solidary Network. They also helped connect folks with Covid testing and legal help.
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KUOW Newsroom
Is it really time to roll back gathering restrictions? Some experts are optimistic about WA moving to Phase 3
In a little more than a week, all of Washington State will move to phase three of the reopening plan. That means restaurants, gyms and other indoor facilities will be able to operate at 50% capacity. But given the current infection rate and emergence of new variants of Covid-19, is now really the time to open up even more?
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KUOW Newsroom
Teachers, childcare workers eligible for coronavirus vaccine in Washington state
Teachers in Washington state can now get vaccinated following a directive from President Joe Biden and an announcement by Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday afternoon.