Diana Opong
Reporter & Host
About
Diana Opong is a general assignment reporter at KUOW, committed to illuminating impactful stories throughout the Pacific Northwest. Her journalistic lens spans between environmental phenomena like invasive green crabs to transformative milestones in ballet. Rooted in curiosity, Diana's approach to reporting blends meticulous research with collaborative storytelling, ensuring her work resonates deeply with audiences. She has also showcased her expertise as a freelance host for NPR's Life Kit and as a spot news reporter for NPR News, consistently delivering insightful narratives that resonate with diverse audiences.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member of SBJA, PMJA, SPJ, AIR Media
Stories
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Health
Hundreds of Providence nurses take to the picket line in Everett
Hundreds of nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett went on the picket line Tuesday morning after authorizing a five day strike. The major sticking points are staffing levels and pay. The union and Providence have been in negotiations for months over a new contract for roughly 1300 nurses.
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Arts & Life
The love story that grew Seattle's 'secret garden'
Since 1972, the Streissguth Gardens have become one of Seattle’s most unique landmarks. The gardens take up a full acre of hillside just west of Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park. If you’ve spent a morning running up the long Blaine Street Stairs, you’ve passed right by the gardens. But the story of how this unorthodox public garden came to be is one of coincidence, love, and perhaps a bit of magic.
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Sports
OL Reign loses NWSL championship, Rapinoe injured in final game
The stage was set this Saturday, the OL Reign were vying for their first National Women’s Soccer League Championship against New York's Gotham FC. It was also the final professional game for the Reign's transcendent talent, retiring winger Megan Rapinoe, and then, less than five minutes into the match, Rapinoe left with an injury.
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Environment
How 'forever chemicals' got in the groundwater west of Spokane
Seattle Times reporters Isabella Breda & Manuel Villa talk with Soundside about PFAS chemicals in the drinking water near the city of Spokane.
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Environment
EPA sides with tribes on petition to regulate toxic tire chemical that kills salmon
6PPD has been in use for decades as a kind of bonding agent that prevents cracking and general wear and tear in tires. When the surface of the tire reacts with ozone or oxygen, it turns into a new compound called 6PPD-Quinone, which is toxic to aquatic life like coho salmon.
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Environment
One man’s mission to save the California redwoods by bringing them to the Pacific Northwest
Coast redwoods and giant sequoias are iconic trees that tower over Northern California’s forests, but scientists are wondering if these trees will survive through a rapidly changing climate. It's leading some to consider a potential solution: moving the trees to the Pacific Northwest.
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Politics
Seattle’s move to the middle, lower voter turnout, and races still in play: election analysis
The 2023 General Election is over. And because we’re election news junkies, we’re here to catch up on what’s known so far about how Washingtonians voted.
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Arts & Life
For these young ballerinas, getting 'en pointe' is the ultimate milestone
A look behind the curtain at the first in-person pointe shoe fitting for the Pacific Northwest Ballet School since 2019.
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Government
As votes continue to be counted, Seattle City Council races take shape
We’ll soon know who will be competing for seven Seattle City Council seats in the November General Election. Forty-five candidates ran in Tuesday's primary but only the top two vote-getters, a total of 14 people, will move on.
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Arts & Life
Taylor's coming, are you Ready For It?
Whether or not you’re a Swiftie… Taylor Swift’s presence will have a big footprint on our region For some local fans, her three-and-a-half-hour performance is their wildest dream and the most important event of the year. We'll talk to two local fans about how they’re getting ready and why they feel such a deep connection to her music.