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
Podcasts
Stories
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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.
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Comedian W. Kamau Bell surfs the left-right divide with ‘Who's With Me?’
On tour with a new standup show, the award-winning comedian talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what's making him laugh these days and what’s giving him pause.
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Former MLB player with PNW roots takes on unhealthy youth sports culture
Travis Snider, a former Major League Baseball Player with Pacific Northwest roots, spoke with KUOW's Kim Malcom about his efforts to make youth sports culture healthier.
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Always hopeful, often bitter: Seattle SuperSonics fans watch Thunder roar
The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their first NBA title with a parade through their downtown Tuesday morning, and that stings two time zones away here in Seattle.
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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.
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Seattle’s new PWHL team could be ‘scary’ good
Seattle's brand-new women's pro hockey team is coming together.
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Go Oilers? Canadians vie for the Stanley Cup, and debate a new pipeline
KUOW’s Kim Malcolm caught up with Vancouver-based journalist Michelle Eliot for an update on politics, environmental and wildfire concerns, Stanley Cup Fever, and the end of the line for the Hudson’s Bay Company, founded in 1670.
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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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Looks like they made it, or not. Highlights from Washington's 2025 legislative session
The work of governing a state comes to a pinnacle every year when the governor signs or vetoes legislation. Nearly 500 bills were completed this session in Olympia. That’s a lot to keep track of. To focus on some highlights, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay.
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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.