Clare McGrane
Senior Producer
About
Clare is the senior producer for Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh, a food podcast from KUOW and the Seattle Times. She shapes the show from story selection to sound mixing, and works with the host and editors to bring a diverse set of guests on mic and engage with the show's audience.
Prior to Seattle Eats, Clare helped develop and produce the region's premier news podcast, Seattle Now. Her coverage spanned a variety of topics, but she specialized in covering the COVID pandemic and reporting on local governments. Before joining KUOW in 2018, Clare covered the health sciences beat at GeekWire, where she also produced the outlet's podcasts.
Clare grew up between the Seattle area and her family home in Ayrshire, Scotland. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2016 with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Journalism. Outside of work, Clare spends her time crocheting, bouldering, and playing a kind-hearted (if not very smart) Rider of Rohan in her Lord of the Rings roleplaying game campaign.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Seattle Now: Who is Loren Culp?
Jay Inslee's Republican challenger is new to Washington politics, but he's found a groundswell of support from conservatives. So who is he, and what does his run mean for the state?
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Seattle Now: Casual Friday with Keita Williams and Megan McNally
Fall arrived in the anarchist jurisdiction this week, and the city council continued it's clash with Mayor Durkan over the police department's budget. Success Bully Keita Williams and F Bomb Breakfast Club founder Megan McNally are here to break it down with us.
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Seattle Now: A childcare nightmare
Childcare isn't just essential for working parents, it’s also the linchpin of a functioning economy. But the pandemic has disrupted the child care system, and parents are grappling with impossible choices.
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Seattle Now: Covid reality check
Covid cases are declining across Washington, even prompting some schools to consider a return to in-person learning. But we're not out of the woods yet.
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Seattle Now: Fighting fire with fire
For thousands of years, native tribes prevented destructive wildfires... by setting fires on purpose. Now prescribed burning could solve the West's wildfire problem.
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Seattle Now: Baby orca!
It's been a tough week, but there's at least one piece of news to celebrate: Orca mom J35, or Tahlequah, had her calf.
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Seattle Now: First day of school
Virtual school is back in session... so how did it go? And what's the etiquette for a Zoom classroom?
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Seattle Now: Covid goes to college
Washington State University is seeing a huge Covid outbreak, even though classes are all online. What can we learn from how colleges are tackling this challenge? Trish talks with NPR higher education reporter Elissa Nadworny.
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Seattle Now: Power shift in the gig economy
Covid has upended the economy, even the gig economy, and some of the changes are here to stay.
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Seattle Now: Murder charge for Auburn cop
King County is putting a new state law to the test by charging an Auburn Police Officer with murder. It's only the third time a case like this has been brought since the 1930s.