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
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Homeless encampments are on the decline, Seattle officials say. But where do those people land?
Seattle Times reporter Anna Patrick has been exploring the reality people in the Seattle area experiencing homelessness face when they want shelter.
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Southern Resident orcas have been seen wearing salmon ‘hats.’ But it's not all fun and games
Deborah Giles told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm that while this "salmon hat" phenomenon is certainly noteworthy, it's likely not a hopeful sign of long-term recovery.
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How to disagree at Thanksgiving without causing a food fight
Mónica Guzmán shares helpful tips for more meaningful holiday conversations during potentially tense gatherings
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How Sammamish residents are weathering bomb cyclone destruction
Cities like Sammamish on Seattle's east side were hard hit.
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WA governor and AG-elects prepare to stand up to Trump, Project 2025
Washington is the only blue state in the nation where the vote did not shift toward Donald Trump this week.
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Election anxiety and partisanship are blazing hot. When will the fever break?
Former Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed has overseen multiple general elections, some during eras of partisan extremes. He expects a shift to the center.
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Her journey through addiction and recovery came full circle in drug court
An unusual story came to our attention recently. It starts in a Pierce County courtroom, with a teenager struggling with addiction and ends, for now, in the same courtroom, with a recovering adult, and an entirely different outlook.
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Why pensions are a hot button issue in the Boeing machinists' strike
So far, the machinists, who gave up their pension benefit in 2014, are standing fast. They want it back and voted down Boeing's latest contract offer Wednesday night.
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Screams of joy and... what did you just say? UW biochemist recalls getting the Nobel Prize call
It's not every day a Seattle kid gets a Nobel Prize. University of Washington biochemist David Baker isn't exactly a kid anymore, but a curious spirit, sharp mind, and ground-breaking scientific discoveries got him that nod last week.
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Listeria deli food recall hits Washington state, impacting Albertsons, Kroger, and other stores
Ready-to-eat salads and other products with chicken widely available in the Pacific Northwest are being recalled amid a listeria outbreak.
