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: How we can fix the pandemic
The US response to the Covid pandemic was an epic failure. But it's not too late
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Seattle Now: Post office drama hits Washington
The Postal Service is locked in a political drama over access to mail in ballots. What does it mean for Washington voters?
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Seattle Now: Do NOT touch the armadillos
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW's Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong and the Seattle Storm’s Mercedes Russell.
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Seattle Now: Chief Best steps aside
Seattle will rethink its relationship with the police without Chief Carmen Best. She's retiring next month. What happens now? We'll talk about it with Omari Salisbury of Converge Media's Morning Update Show.
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Seattle Now: Drunk with power
The dog days of summer are upon us... even though it's a pandemic summer. KUOW's Jeannie Yandel and writer Molly Wizenberg are here to talk back to school, kiddie pool shortages and, most importantly, ice cream.
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Seattle Now: Baby orca?
The orca called Tahlequah brought new attention to the threats facing killer whales when she carried the body of her calf for more than two weeks. Now she's pregnant again, and the world is crossing its fingers for a new baby.
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Seattle Now: Protest deja vu
It’s been nearly two months since the start of daily protests in Seattle, and new scenes of violence on Capitol Hill this weekend felt like deja vu to many. Why does it feel like we're back at square one?
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Seattle Now: Vaccine trial offers a glimmer of hope
A vaccine for Covid-19 is the best hope for stemming the pandemic. This week, we got a glimpse of that light at the end of the tunnel.
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Seattle Now: Schools cram for reopening
Seattle schools are trying to figure out how to get kids safely back in the classroom. One thing is for sure: Students are going to have a very different year than they were expecting.
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Seattle Now: Can colleges solve Covid?
Colleges have a lot of big ideas about bringing students back to campus this fall. The problem is, they already aren't working.