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Vaughan Jones

Producer, Seattle Now

About

Vaughan Jones is a producer on the Seattle Now podcast, covering Seattle's most pressing news, and gathering some of Seattle's most interesting people for the show's weekly "Casual Friday" episodes.

Vaughan came to KUOW in 2022. Before that, they spent time as the weekend reporter at NPR Member Station KJZZ in Phoenix, where they reported on how the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic was impacting Arizonans.

Vaughan grew up in Phoenix, and has a B.A. in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University. You can find Vaughan at any number of local sporting events, or playing bass at (small) concert venues.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: they/he

Podcasts

Stories

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Washington’s public schools may be affected by a lack of federal funding, TikTok and its parent company ByteDance are laying off Bellevue employees, and is that a crack in the glass floor of the Space Needle? Officials say not to worry.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Casual Friday with Joe Veyera and Jeff Shulman

    This week… It’s Independence Day, and Washington has a complicated relationship with fireworks. Washington retail giant Costco might be going to court for its affordable athleisure wear. And Visit Seattle has a new employee - Emerald, a generative AI program made to give recommendations to tourists. Factal Editor Joe Veyera and UW Professor and podcast host Jeff Shulman are here to break down the week.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Washington lawmakers and healthcare providers react to President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill move through Congress, Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson has an idea for a new revenue source for the city, and researchers say orcas know that sharing is caring. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Local officials react to the Supreme Court’s decision on the authority of Trump’s executive orders, the ban on car traffic in Pike Place Market has been extended, and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh will be hitting home runs on a big stage next month. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Casual Pride-Day with Jas Keimig and Chase Burns

    This week… It’s our yearly tradition - Casual Pride-Day is back. We’ll talk about how Seattle’s queer community is celebrating pride this month, what the mood is under the Trump Administration, and the media picks to end your pride month with, from two of Seattle’s biggest movie buffs. Freelance Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Film Curator-slash-Drag Queen Chase Burns (aka Uh Oh) are here to talk all things pride.

  • The 2021 heat dome killed her mom. Now she's suing big oil

    Mercifully, the PNW has escaped the heat dome blanketing a large portion of the eastern US. The temperature may remind you of Western Washington in June 2021. The oppressive heat set records across the region. A new lawsuit claims the world's largest oil companies are to blame for the blistering temperatures, and for the death of at least one woman who died as a result.

  • Friday Evening Headlines

    Builders in the Puget Sound region say tariffs are impacting housing construction, one of Seattle's most iconic brands is reaching its end, and today is the longest day of the year, but don't think TOO hard about the Big Dark. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Casual Friday with Geraldine DeRuiter and Phil Burton

    This week…  Sea lions are toasting the summer at Shilshole… and maybe overstaying their welcome, just a bit.  70,000 demonstrators in Seattle earned a gold star from SPD.  And would you rather live in a castle or missile silo? Both are for sale in our region if you’ve got at least a cool million.  Author Geraldine DeRuiter and comedian Phil Burton are here to break down the week.

  • Seattle hosts 750K soccer fans next year. Are we ready?

    The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup is coming to Seattle.  The city now has less than a year before it welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors.  There’s plenty of time for the city to meet some of its goals, before the players try to score theirs. Will it be a win-win for the city?  Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones is here with a preview of what’s to come. 

  • Casual Friday with Danielle Marie Holland and Kennady Quille

    This week… Say goodbye to the Uncle Sam Billboard in southern Washington, now with new, or sort of new, ownership. Notable Seattle celebrities have been the target of home invasions over the past several months. And it’s raining men… Seattle is the most-male dominated major metro in the US. Author Danielle Marie Holland and KEXP DJ Kennady Quille are here to break down the week.

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