Jennie Cecil Moore
Producer
About
Jennie Cecil Moore is a producer on KUOW’s news shows who has covered the labor market, housing, reproductive rights, transit, food insecurity, law, and the arts.
She has a particular interest in cultural, economic, and equity stories.
Her career in public broadcasting has taken her to San Francisco, Boston, and France. Outside of news, she’s produced museum and public garden audio guides, arts and literary podcasts, and partnered with non-profits around storytelling. She has also contributed to documentaries and cooking series.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Teachers have a contract, but there's no plan to fund it yet
The new contract for Seattle Public School increases teacher pay, reduces class sizes for some programs, and adds more support for student mental health services. The current school district budget isn’t enough to cover it. Crosscut education reporter Venice Buhain is here to breakdown the contract and the challenge of paying for it.
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Warm temps close out September
This September has been hot, dry and recently very smoky. We'll talk with Washington's Assistant State Climatologist Karin Bumbaco about what's been going on and what we can expect in the next month or so.
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2022 election: Criminal justice reform and our next prosecutor
It's election season, and we're kicking things off with a look at the King County Prosecutors race.
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Three finalists for SPD chief
Seattle is getting closer to finding a new police chief. And there are 3 finalists in the running. Crime, police reform, and public safety are top priorities. We’ll hear about the selection process from Seattle Times reporter Sarah Grace Taylor.
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Coming soon: an Omicron booster
Early in the pandemic, Covid vaccines were all the rage, but after two years, some people are tuning out. Heads up: a new omicron booster is here. It may be available as soon as Friday and targets the most recent Covid strains. UW Medicine's Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy is here to tell us why it’s different and when you should try and get one.
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When SPD responds to mental health calls
When people are experiencing a crisis, it’s often Seattle police who respond first. In the best scenario the response includes a mental health professional. That can’t always happen. Seattle Times mental health reporter Esmy Jimenez is here to tell us why.
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Lots of jobs, no workers
You’ve seen the help wanted signs all over town. There are plenty of job openings, but businesses are struggling to hire workers. UW Public Policy professor Jacob Vigdor is here to explain what’s going on with the labor market.
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Seattle's hot housing market finally cools
The Seattle housing market has been trending upward for years. But just in the last month or so prices are on the decline. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover gives us the latest on what’s happening with housing costs.
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What to know about BA.5
Covid case numbers are climbing and local health officials are in talks about reinstating a mask mandate. But the public is largely feeling pandemic fatigue. Dr. Pavitra Roychoudhury at the UW Virology Lab shares the latest information on Omicron variant BA.5 and the risk level in the community.
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Kids and vaccine hesitancy
Kids of any age can get vaccinated against Covid now. The real question is: Will they? We check in with Dr. Dimitri Christakas about what concerns parents have.