Jason Burrows
Producer/Announcer
About
Jason M Burrows is part of the Production Team on Soundside, and takes on announcing duties when needed.
He got his start onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln volunteering for the ship's KRUZ-FM, then spent 15 years as the "Jack of all Trades" at 96.5 Jack-FM.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: Military Veterans in Journalism
Podcasts
Stories
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Education
'Critical Race Theory' and gender studies take center stage in Spokane
The Mead School District in Spokane recently voted on policies banning "Critical Race Theory" and gender studies materials from libraries. Soundside host Libby Denkmann looks at the conversation surrounding these policies.
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Government
West Seattle residents reflect on 2.5 bridge-less years
The day is finally approaching that people in West Seattle -- and those who want to get to West Seattle -- have been waiting for. After more than two and a half years, the West Seattle bridge reopens this Sunday.
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Environment
Tackling the 2035 electric vehicle conundrum
Soundside producer Jason Burrows sits down with host Libby Denkmann to discuss the pros and cons of moving away from gas powered vehicles by 2035.
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Health
What to expect when you're expecting a booster shot
KUOW Reporter Kate Walters joins Soundside to get us up to speed on the new vaccine boosters that target Omicron variants.
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Arts & Life
'It feels like home' — a PAX West audio postcard
Soundside producer Jason Burrows spent the weekend at PAX West 2022, wandering the exhibition floor, playing games, and reconnecting with friends. He brings us this snippet of how people feel about PAX.
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Arts & Life
Hot air balloon crew takes hobby to new heights
Carolanne Walter grew up in Indianola, Iowa, home of the National Balloon Classic - a nine day hot air balloon festival held every summer. She's now the pilot of the "Happyanunoit," and along with her crew, has found a new passion in competing in national hot air balloon events. The team, known as the "Ballooney Tunes Crew," just took FIFTH PLACE at the US Women’s National Hot Air Balloon Championship out of a field of 14 pilots. That competition took place in conjunction with the National Balloon Classic in Indianola, where 115 balloons and their pilots took to the skies earlier this month.
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Arts & Life
'Seattle's just a great comic book city': Here's what you missed at Emerald City Comic Con 2022
Soundside Producer Jason Burrows spent the weekend at Emerald City Comic Con 2022, and brings us this audiopostcard.
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Arts & Life
Emerald City Comic Con is back. But should it be?
Emerald City Comic Con is back in-person, with attendance projected to climb toward pre-pandemic levels. But not everyone is thrilled about that.
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Science
How dramatic pandemic shifts affected Northwest birds
While we were cooped up in Covid lockdowns, birds in the cities and suburbs of the Pacific Northwest were spreading their wings! And in a new University of Washington paper, ornithologists suggest that birds like crows, hummingbirds, finches, and chickadees were using a wider variety of public spaces during the early days of the pandemic. Olivia Sanderfoot was the lead researcher on the study.
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Environment
Exploring North America's first free-standing tsunami tower
If you spend any time driving along the coast of Washington, you’ll see Tsunami Escape Route signs leading the way to higher ground. Tokeland, WA is one of the communities in a tsunami risk zone, it's about 30 miles southwest of Aberdeen on the Washington Coast. It's ALSO home to a brand-new tsunami tower.