Posey Gruener
Producer, The Record
About
Posey coordinates on-air news coverage for KUOW's midday newsmagazine. Before joining KUOW, Posey worked at WNYC as a producer for The Takeaway, a live daily news program, and Studio 360, a weekly show about creativity, pop culture and the arts. She has also worked for The Moth, the live storytelling organization, and StoryCorps, the oral history radio project. Her freelance work has aired on Studio 360 and All Things Considered. Posey graduated Summa Cum Laude from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. She holds a certificate in writing from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and a certificate in audio production from the Center for Documentary Studies in Durham, North Carolina.
Stories
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This Blind Girl Can Read Faster Than You
Holly Connor of Mercer Island started learning to read and write Braille in preschool. Now 10, she’s one of North America’s fastest readers and writers...
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UW Recognized For Recruiting Women To Computer Science
Ross Reynolds speaks with Crystal Eney, Director of Student Services at the University of Washington's Department of Computer Science and Engineering, about how their department achieved a rate of female enrollment that's nearly double the national average. They have been recognized for their achievements with an award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology.
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New Seattle Parks Chief: 'We Need To Rethink The Way We Do Play'
Ross Reynolds speaks with Jesus Aguirre, the new superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation, about why his background in education matters and about...
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Mystery Of Kennewick Man Solved By DNA
Marcie Sillman speaks with Peter Lape, curator of archaeology at the Burke Museum, about the significance of recently revealed DNA tests on the...
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Seattle Finds Citizen Oversight Of Police Discipline Isn’t Easy To Get
Ross Reynolds speaks with Jennifer Shaw, deputy director of the ACLU of Washington and a founding commissioner of Seattle's Community Police Commission,...
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Remembering Mary Ellen Mark's Work With 'Streetwise' Seattle Youth
Marcie Sillman speaks with Seattle photographer Alice Wheeler about the photographer Mary Ellen Mark, who died on Monday at age 75. Some of Mark's best...
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What Sets Seattle Hip Hop Apart: 'It's Real Music’
Some of the roots of Seattle hip hop go back to Zimbabwe. In 1968, Dumisani Maraire came to the University of Washington as an artist in residence to...
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Former Prime Minister To Seattle Somalis: Come Home To Build Democracy
We need your help. That’s the message from Somalia’s former prime minister as he tours the U.S. to meet with Somali diaspora communities. There are...
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What Does A Northwest Building Look Like?
Marcie Sillman speaks with Tom Kundig, owner and principal of Olson Kundig Architects, about how the landscape and culture of the Northwest influenced...
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New Washington State Law Will Brings Surveillance Secrets To Light
Ross Reynolds speaks with Nate Wessler, staff attorney with the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, about how a new law on the books in...