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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Arts & Life
The high school drama program that helped launch Oscar hopeful Lily Gladstone sees its funding cut in half
‘There are some kids that all you need to do is expose them to things and they do the rest. And I feel that way about Lily.’ -former teacher Stephen Merlino
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Health
Why older people and the immuno-compromised could need yet another Covid shot
Four-plus years after the first outbreak, people who've been vaccinated or who had Covid are still being infected. Where are we now?
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Elections
Already?! Washington state’s presidential primary is here
‘The difference in a presidential primary is they'll also need to attest to a party declaration.’
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Sports
A major UW sports record* is about to fall. Why the asterisk?
The NCAA fought bringing women’s sports into the fold for a decade after the passage of Title IX
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Environment
Why are these killer whales increasingly showing up in the Salish Sea?
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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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Government
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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Business
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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Arts & Life
'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.