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Kim Malcolm

Afternoon News Host

About

Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming. She has covered the arts, municipal government, politics, and misinformation as part of KUOW's Stand with the Facts live event series, in partnership with the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public. She really enjoys election night coverage, in spite of herself. Kim started out in broadcast journalism in Calgary at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, before working at NPR member station KERA in Dallas and then KUOW. Kim spends most winters waiting for baseball season to start.

Location: Seattle and the Eastside

Languages: English

Pronouns: she/her

Stories

  • caption: A paddle boarder crosses Portage Bay through heavy smoke from nearby wildfires on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Seattle.

    As air quality worsens, UW scientist focuses on effects of wildfire smoke

    It’s been a relatively quiet wildfire season so far in the Pacific Northwest, with not much in the way of large fires or widespread smoke pollution — yet. But a recent study found that more frequent wildfires have been erasing air quality gains in the United States.

  • caption: Northwest African American Museum Juneteenth flyer

    Seattle celebrates Juneteenth with Black culture ‘unapologetically on display'

    Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The tradition began in 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas received word, belatedly, of their emancipation. The celebrations have spread around the country, and in the wake of nationwide protests after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis in 2020, the day became a federal holiday. Marcus Harrison Green is the founder of the South Seattle Emerald, a columnist with The Stranger, and co-host of the new podcast In the Meanwhile. He talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about holiday celebrations here in Seattle.

  • caption: Aerial View of Bellingham, Washington including the waterfront redevelopment, downtown, and Mount Baker in the distance.

    City of Bellingham sends love letter (of sorts) to Canadian neighbors boycotting the US

    It's been four months since the start of cross border tensions between the US and Canada and the boycott of Canadian visitors is deepening. The latest traffic data shows half the number of vehicles with Canadian plates coming into Washington state in April compared to last year. It's a blow to Whatcom County, which usually sees Canadians pump around $140 million a year into the local economy. Last week, the Bellingham City Council and the mayor took another step in trying to mend fences. They wrote a love letter of sorts to Canadians and sent it to the leaders of nine BC cities in the lower mainland, including Vancouver. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund about the letter.

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    UW professor looks for ways to make the ethical best of AI-enhanced learning

    When generative artificial intelligence, or AI, dropped into our lives two and a half years ago, educators around the world went into a panic. Suddenly there was a chatbot easily accessible to students that could help them cheat on tests and assignments and likely get away with it. Fast forward, and now students are complaining that teachers are using AI in their jobs, and they don't like it. Should they? Katy Pearce is an associate professor in the University of Washington's Department of Communication. She researches social and political uses of technologies and digital content. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to her about how students and teachers are navigating their use of AI technology.