John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
About
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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With clock ticking, WA lawmakers race to cover $16 billion shortfall in budget plan
With a potential $16 billion shortfall looming, legislators in Olympia are scrambling to find budget fixes with less than two weeks left in the session. Jerry Cornfield writes for The Washington State Standard. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about his new article, which outlines the latest options being considered.
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Scientists at NOAA lab in Seattle cleaned bathrooms after maintenance contracts lapsed
A Fisheries Union representative says government efficiency measures are backfiring
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National Endowment for the Humanities grants to Washington organizations are being cut under Trump
Last week, the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Trump administration canceled the grants they send to the states, including Washington.
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Tensions percolate among the Seattle City Council’s moderate majority
Did City Council President Sara Nelson kick a political hornet’s nest? Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman tells KUOW’s Kim Malcolm what he's seeing.
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Midway through ‘a trip of a lifetime,’ a young British woman finds herself in ICE detention in Tacoma. Why?
Rebecca Burke is a 28-year-old graphic artist from London. A recent visit she made to the United States started, she said, as a trip of a lifetime, then turned into a nightmare. Burke was detained at ICE's Tacoma facility for nearly three weeks, reportedly for having the wrong visa paperwork. Journalist Jenny Kleeman wrote about what happened for The Guardian newspaper. She spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about it.
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Amid tariff turmoil, where do things stand with Washington state's neighbor to the north?
It's been a week in United States trade relations news. Stock markets here and around the world continued to slide Friday, after China retaliated against President Trump's far-reaching tariffs announced Wednesday. It’s the biggest stock market plunge in at least five years. To the north, Canadians were spared new tariffs, but they still face hefty ones that were previously announced. Journalist Michelle Eliot spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about how Canadians are navigating this roller coaster. Eliot hosts the CBC weekday call-in program BC Today.
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Higher minimum wage levels help many workers, but there are tradeoffs
Reporter Nate Sanford looked into the pros and cons of higher wages, and why they haven’t solved Seattle’s cost of living problems
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Baseball springs eternal, but are the M’s squandering an opportunity other teams would die for?
Sports columnist Jerry Brewer takes us out to the ballpark on opening day for a Mariners season forecast.
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Late Washington state powerbroker Frank Chopp left a lasting legacy
Pluribus News staff writer and former longtime public radio Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins covered Chopp for many years. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to him about the influential legislator's legacy.
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Washington state industries and consumers brace for tariff impacts
Washington State Department of Commerce Director Joe Nguyễn told KUOW’s Paige Browning about his concerns for the state’s economy.