Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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They sing about life in Amazon's shadow, and New Yorkers are listening
New York City is wondering what life will be like with Amazon in its midst. So when a Seattle folk singer traveled to the city to sing about life in Amazon’s shadow, New Yorkers were ready to listen.
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Resistance may not be futile as New York politicians join effort against Amazon
Amazon announced that it would build a headquarters in Queens, but a growing group of politicians are saying no way.
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How to turn Amazon workers into art patrons? Technology
What advice would Seattle nonprofits give to their peers in Long Island City, Queens, where Amazon is opening another headquarters? Listener Lisa Myers Bulmash, an artist who lives north of Seattle, wanted to know.
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Amazon's NYC neighbors want to know: Will they be hired, too?
Residents of the country's biggest housing project are waiting to see if their new corporate neighbors will help or hurt them.
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Extreme high tides in Seattle this week
Every morning this week, Seattle will experience especially high tides. They’re called "king tides." They happen once or twice a year, when the moon comes closest to the earth.
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Amazon 4-star store uses stats, not style, to attract customers
Amazon's experimenting with new kinds of physical stores in New York, near its new headquarters.
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Amazon's HQ2s: On the corner of optimism and concern
In this special mini-episode of Prime(d) we'll hear some of the first impressions from Amazon's new neighbors.
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PHOTOS: Amazon's new neighborhood in New York
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Jeff Bezos came to Seattle in a 1988 Chevy Blazer. Here’s why he stayed and built Amazon
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Amazon may be looking elsewhere, but Seattle is still near top for tech
Michael Schutzler, CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association said the Washington, D.C., beltway is Seattle's equal, when it comes to the size of the tech industry. He was happy to throw New York some shade.