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
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New Trump order has trans Seattleites thinking about their IDs
If you identify as a different gender than the one you were assigned at birth, until recently, you had the option of identifying as that gender on federal documents like a passport. If you identify as nonbinary, you had the option to mark “X”. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump changed that.
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Monday Evening Headlines
Governor Bob Ferguson released a plan to support families of deported immigrants, the Seattle City Council filled its vacant seat, and Seattle Storm are saying goodbye to a franchise icon. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Casual Friday with Todd Bishop and Alex Hudson
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Monday Evening Headlines
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Casual Friday with Geraldine DeRuiter and Rachel Belle
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Mariners TV voice Dave Sims says goodbye to Seattle
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Best of 2024: Seattle’s music history is much more than flannel
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Casual Friday with Danielle Marie Holland and Joe Veyera
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Light up the big dark with holiday lights and WildLanterns
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Casual Friday with Chase Burns and Sandeep Kaushik