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: Trusting the police
Seattle has a long history of biased policing, which is why SPD has been under federal oversight since 2012. And despite reforms, the department still has a trust problem.
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Seattle Now: Covid, racism, and you
One side effect of the Covid Pandemic? An uptick in racist attacks against Asian Americans.
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Seattle Now: What IS contact tracing?
You’ve probably been hearing the words “contact tracing” a lot lately -- it's supposed to be the key to keeping Covid-19 under control. But what is it exactly?
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Seattle Now: Vashon takes on Covid
So far in the pandemic, cities have been hit first and hardest. But rural areas are bracing for their own battles, and one island community has come up with a game plan to head off the virus.
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Seattle Now: Your table is almost ready
If everything goes according to plan, you could be sitting down for dinner in a restaurant in just over two weeks. But dining out is going to look a lot different than it did before the pandemic.
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Seattle Now: Mask up, everyone
If you live in King County, you’ll soon be required to wear a face covering in most public settings. Today, we talk with a doctor about why we’ve done a 180 on face masks. Guest: Dan Low, anesthesiologist and associate professor at the University of Washington We want to hear how your life has been changed by coronavirus. Tell us your stories: Text "WORK" to 206-926-9955 Email us: seattlenow@kuow.org Support the show by making a gift to KUOW: http://bit.ly/seattlenow
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Seattle Now: Call of the wild
We’ve started phase one of reopening Washington, and the first thing on the agenda is nature. But how can we enjoy newly opened trails and fishing spots safely during the pandemic?
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Seattle Now: Unemployed and overwhelmed
The pandemic has sent more than one million Washingtonians to the state's unemployment rolls, and many of them aren’t getting paid, even though they may qualify for the money.
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Seattle Now: Rent's due
Tomorrow is the first of May, and for millions of people in Washington, that means rent is due. For many hit by the economic shutdown, it's money they don't have.
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Seattle Now: No lentils for you
The pandemic is throwing a wrench in the agriculture system that takes food from the field to your local grocery store. We dive into why you might be seeing empty shelves at the supermarket, and the effect Covid-19 is having on farm workers.