Joshua McNichols
Growth and Development 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
Stories
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That time Jimi Hendrix's house almost wiped out our trailer park
The body of musician Jimi Hendrix lies in a Renton cemetery. Across the street is the Hi-Land Mobile Manor Park, which looks like it hasn’t changed much...
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For $500, you can co-own a horse at Emerald Downs
Distinguishable, a 4-year-old fillie, sucked a carrot from Vince Bruun's hand. "I find she's got a bottomless pit of a stomach," Bruun said. Which...
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75 years ago, Auburn lost almost a third of its population
Auburn, Washington, used to be an agricultural community surrounded by farmland. Many of those farms were owned by Japanese-Americans. But the...
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To reach Auburn’s island of homelessness, cross this log
There's an island in the middle of the White River in Auburn. To get there, you cross a log bridge and follow two separate trails. That’s when you see...
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Jobs aren't enough. Workers in Kent want places to hang
Lots of industrial jobs are coming to the Kent Valley, south of Seattle, businesses that make everything from ice sculptures to airplane parts. But...
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The 'silver tsunami' and hunger for workers in Kent's industrial valley
People call it the “silver tsunami,” for those currently in senior positions in Kent's industrial valley. A massive wave of older, experienced workers...
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The robots are coming! Wanted: People to fix robots
Pat Pritchard stood before a group of students at Green River College in Kent. He told his students that he doesn’t train them to be grunts, because...
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This dam protects jobs south of Seattle. Someday it won't
The Green River hasn’t flooded in more than half a century. It used to all the time. Every other year or so, the valley filled with water and turned...
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Why Kent farmers used to sneak out to blow up dams
This is a story of a war between farmers. Farmers in Kent and Auburn were frustrated because their valley was constantly flooding. And that made it...
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WATCH: Bertha breaks through
Remember Bertha, and how lots of people thought it would never finish digging the two-mile tunnel beneath Seattle's waterfront?