Alec Cowan
Producer, Soundside
About
Alec Cowan is a producer for Soundside. His interests have brought many eclectic stories to the program, and his segments gravitate toward history, technology, arts and culture, and the environment. Proud to be KUOW's unofficial "boat guy."
Prior to joining Soundside, Alec wore many hats at KUOW. He was a producer for The Record with Bill Radke and Primed seasons two and three . He also reported an episode of SoundQs detailing how prohibition forever changed Seattle policing and assisted with reporting a breakthrough cold case solved with the use of genetic genealogy.
Before joining KUOW Alec worked in NPR's Story Lab, where he helped pilot the Louder Than a Riot podcast, about hip-hop and mass incarceration, and assisted in producing a story on volunteerism in Iraq for Rough Translation. Originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, his roots in the Northwest begin in Eugene, where he studied English and philosophy at the University of Oregon and worked as a news reporter for NPR member station KLCC. He is likely neglecting his saxophone, growing book collection, and expanding personal project list in favor of boosting his online Xbox ranking.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him/his
Podcasts
Stories
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Hear it again: Remembering the Battle of Seattle, 25 years later
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Canoeing the Columbia River from Montana to the Pacific
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Jazz has a storied past in Seattle. But what about its future?
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Politics
The governor's gambit: Bob Ferguson's rise from chess champ to state leader
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SPS parents mount a recall effort against Seattle School Board President Liza Rankin
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Post-election, the debate over natural gas access is far from over
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New study investigates bias in AI resume screening
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Forecasting the future battles between WA and a second Trump presidency
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How to destress — and maybe depolarize — after the election
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How medieval monsters got their meaning