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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Critics Debate Sir Mix-A-Lot's Show At Seattle Symphony
Critics are squabbling over Seattle Symphony's latest program: teaming up with Sir Mix-A-Lot and some dancing women at Benaroya Hall in a performance of "Baby Got Back."
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SPU President: 'The World Was Changed Yesterday For A Lot Of People'
Bill Radke talks with Seattle Pacific University President Daniel Martin about Thursday's shooting on SPU's campus.
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Getting Kids Interested In Math (Without Their Knowing)
Cats have four legs. Dogs have four legs. So obviously, all animals have four legs.
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Ramps To Nowhere: A Concrete Memorial To The Opposition Of Concrete
Bill Radke interview Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden about the 'ramps to nowhere' on state Route 520 near the Washington Arboretum. They were...
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'From Fighter To Conciliator': Friend Remembers Billy Frank, Jr.
Bill Radke talks with University of Colorado-Boulder law professor Charles Wilkinson, author of "Messages From Frank's Landing," about his friend and...
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Tacoma May Close 'Gun-Show Loophole'
Bill Radke talks with Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland about a plan to close the so-called "gun show loophole" by requiring a background check for any...
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Jerry Brewer: 'A Lot Of People' Complicit In Donald Sterling's Bad Behavior
On Tuesday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ordered that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling be banned from the team and the NBA for life. The...
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Taliban Deal To Free Idaho Soldier Gets Another Look
Bill Radke talks with Northwest News Network reporter Jessica Robinson about a possible deal to free Idaho soldier Bowe Bergdahl. Army Sergeant Bergdahl...
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America's Best Barista To Be Crowned In Seattle This Week
The best barista in America gets crowned this week in Seattle at a meeting of the Specialty Coffee Association of America taking place at the...
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It's A Foregone Conclusion That You Are Quoting Shakespeare
To celebrate William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, Christopher Gaze takes a moment to remind you how the great playwright lives in the way you talk....