Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, Seattle Now
About
Andy Hurst is a senior producer for Seattle Now, KUOW's daily news podcast. He produces in-depth interviews for the show, in addition to Seattle Now's evening episode, which highlights the top stories of the day from the KUOW newsroom. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.
Andy has worked in public radio for more than 20 years. He was a producer for KUOW’s The Record, Weekday, and The Conversation. He was previously a member of the on-air team at KUOW, hosting middays and other dayparts.
He started his journalism career as the local host and producer for Weekend Edition at Northwest Public Broadcasting in Pullman, Washington. He’s a graduate of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: 2017 Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio State University
Podcasts
Stories
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Live music has an especially welcome ring these days. Check out these shows
‘It's cool to see their career continuing the momentum that they built before the pandemic.’
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Their son died in a hazing incident at WSU. They've since worked to change Washington's laws around hazing
‘One question that I ask myself over and over again since that night is what if just one of those young men had been trained to recognize hazing and had said no, had intervened or called for help?’
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State senator proposes lowering WA’s blood alcohol limit to .05
‘I always tell people, these collisions are preventable. That's the message we have to get across every day.’
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Arts picks include an improv musical, a Nikkei farmer tribute and a contemporary opera
‘I cannot imagine how quickly their minds come up with all of this.’
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MLB lockout may threaten baseball’s season and its fragile relationship with fans
‘At the end of the day, no baseball on opening day is going to hurt both of these sides where it hurts the most, in the pocket book.’
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Seattle art picks: A new cult film and 10 high caliber drag shows
KUOW’s Kevin Kniestedt gets some Seattle arts picks from The Stranger’s staff writer Jas Keimig.
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This Seattle non-profit is giving $5,000 grants to local musicians, no strings attached
‘It helped them make records. It helped them hire professional services, publicists, promotions. The real challenge, when you're an emerging artist, is you don't have somebody else helping you with a lot of these things that you need to do.’
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Nick Kristof wants to be Oregon’s next governor. Will the state let him run?
‘The Oregon State Constitution requires that a person lives in the state three years before the general election in order to qualify to run for governor.’
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Arts talk features tributes to 3 figures who rose and rise above
And a familiar voice from KUOW’s not-too-distant past
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At-home Covid test, check. Adequate telehealth response, not yet
UW infectious disease specialist foresees a better way to test for, track, and treat Covid