John O'Brien
Producer
About
John O’Brien is a KUOW newsroom producer. He works with the Morning Edition and All Things Considered teams to schedule, record, and edit interviews and stories on a variety of topics, from politics and public health to arts and culture.
He learned to make radio in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation and is a former host of KUOW's Speakers Forum.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Seattle light rail service is back to normal... for now
Regular service resumed on the 1 Line Monday morning, but Sound Transit says more shutdowns are planned during the summer.
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Kirkland students' bill to put Narcan in schools passes the Senate, heads to House
A bill to put opioid reversal medication in every Washington public school passed out of the state Senate and is now headed to the House.
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Can Boeing bounce back from its reputational nosedive? Here's what it could take
Editor and business analyst Bill Saporito has some recommendations for an iconic company with a tarnished reputation.
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'The bright shining sun of Seattle music,' why everyone loved Susie Tennant
People in the Seattle music scene don’t agree on much, but everyone who met former promoter Susie Tennant absolutely loved her. Tennant died last week after a long illness.
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Trump's place on Washington state's ballot challenged by 8 voters
A voter in Kitsap County has put Washington on the list of states with challenges to Donald Trump on the next presidential ballot.
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Many states have considered removing Trump from their ballots. Why not WA?
"This state is a little different from Maine and Colorado, and all the other states. We have a different process here.” – WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
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Pierce County jury finds 3 Tacoma police officers not guilty in Manuel Ellis case
Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rankine faced charges of first-degree manslaughter. Burbank and Collins were also charged with second-degree murder. Each pleaded not guilty.
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Amazon 'last-mile' warehouses deliver more pollution than packages to people living nearby, study finds
In first-of-its-kind research, a University of Washington team studied who bears the brunt of package delivery pollution.
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Seattle arts leader Wier Harman dies at age 57
Harman expanded Town Hall's event offerings to include civics, arts, music, and sciences, but insisted on keeping ticket prices affordable.
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Reflections on the deeper meaning of Hanukkah this year
Rabbi Daniel Weiner shares thoughts on a festival of light and religious freedom