Kim Shepard
Announcer
About
Kim Shepard is an announcer at KUOW. In addition to being the local presence during national programs, she also voices many of the sponsorships you hear on KUOW and on our podcasts.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Here's what the DACA ruling means to immigrants in the Northwest
A KUOW reporter who is herself a DACA recipient and the legal director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project spoke separately with KUOW’s Angela King about the Supreme Court ruling.
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Environment
Sen. Cantwell explains why a newly-passed conservation bill is so important
The US Senate has passed a historic conservation bill with bipartisan support. Washington Senator Maria Cantwell discusses.
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Race & Identity
Seattle Police Chief Best says policing must change but defends tear gas use
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said Tuesday that she's open to more community involvement in reform efforts after weeks of protests over police use of deadly force.
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Race & Identity
From CHAZ to CHOP: Seattle protest makes a change
It was a busy weekend in Seattle for antiracism protests. And that six-block area on Capitol Hill called the CHAZ? Well, people are still there. But they've given the area a new name. Report Casey Martin laid out the reasons with KUOW’s Angela King.
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Business
Seattle bar reopens after Covid-19 shutdown: Not a lot of people 'but it's 15 more than zero'
The Streamline tavern is just one of the Seattle businesses coming back after the coronavirus shutdown.
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Why one Black Lives Matter group in Seattle has hesitated to march
Friday marks one week of protests in Seattle against the police killings of black people in the U.S. and against racial injustices. But Black Lives Matter groups in Seattle have NOT been organizing the protests.
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Health
Half of new Covid-19 cases are among people 40 and younger
While the coronavirus can more harshly impact people ages 60 and above, a new report show that nearly half of new Covid-19 cases are happening among people age 40 and under.
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Politics
Friday politics: Politicians dance toward reopening Washington
Washington's move toward statewide reopening after the coronavirus shutdown carries some political peril.
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Politics
Voting by mail prompts national debate ahead of November election
The controversy centers around many states' shift toward mail-in ballots. Washington state made that move years ago.
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Technology
How do you approach the moral dilemmas of the coronavirus pandemic?
How far would you go to help your neighbor during this pandemic? And who should make life and death decisions about limited medical supplies: Emotional human doctors or detached artificial intelligence?