Bill Radke
Host
About
Bill hosts Week In Review.
Before that, he created and hosted the NPR humor show Rewind and hosted the Marketplace Morning Report, covering the day's national/international business news.
He's been a KUOW reporter, news director, and interview host; also, a stand-up comedian and Seattle P-I newspaper columnist.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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'Week In Review' Is Gorgeous, What's Wrong With That?
It worked for Canada’s new prime minister: How much do a politician’s looks matter? Also, why is our state school superintendent leaving now, of all...
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This Week: A Shakedown In Seattle Politics?
Did a local developer ask a Seattle City Council candidate for a quid pro quo? (And how often does that happen around here?) Will the University of...
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What’s Overrated This Week? (Football, Gun Rights, Renoir?)
If America's gun debate is stuck, what would un-stick it? Is it time to ban youth football? Was Renoir that bad at painting? And who else is overrated?...
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Week In Review: Answering Questions After Disaster
We'll bring you the latest on investigations into the Roseburg, Oregon, shooting and last week's fatal Aurora Bridge crash. Plus: Shell’s Arctic oil...
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After Arctic Bust, Is Shell's Drilling Rig Headed Back To Seattle?
Environmentalist are celebrating Shell’s decision to stop oil exploration off Alaska’s northern coast indefinitely, but the immediate future of the...
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Seattle Halts Suspensions For Elementary School Kids
Bill Radke talks with Seattle school board member Harium Martin-Morris about a new policy to stop suspending elementary students for nonviolent...
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Seattle Grapples With Safety Questions After Fatal Crash
Is the Aurora Bridge too narrow for six fast-moving lanes? Tim Eyman is in trouble again, and unrepentantly so. What did China’s president bring to...
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Week In Review: School Strike, Presidential Visit And A Wheezy Otter
Did the Seattle teachers strike change the conversation about public education? Why is China’s president stopping in Seattle on his way to D.C.? And why...
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A Kid's Take On The Seattle Teacher Strike
Bill Radke speaks with Natalya McConnell and Tamar Rosenblum. They returned to school today, along with more than 50,000 Seattle students, after the...
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Week In Review: Seattle Teachers Strike, Charter Schools Tossed And Seahawks Return
What will bring striking Seattle teachers back to the bargaining table? What's next for Washington state's charter schools? Should Seattle approve a...