Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
About
Andy Hurst is the senior producer for KUOW’s local broadcast of All Things Considered. He works behind the scenes to produce the conversations you hear each day with newsmakers, community members, experts, and journalists. 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 15 years. He was a producer for KUOW’s The Record, Weekday, and The Conversation. And he was previously a member of the on-air team at KUOW, hosting middays for several years and filling in across the radio schedule.
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
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Incoming SAM deputy director plans to ‘hit the ground running'
‘I want to make SAM an institution that people, especially locals, will want to come to frequently.’
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KUOW Newsroom
Time is running out for salmon as the Snake River dam removal debate enters a new phase
‘If these dams were to be taken down for salmon recovery, it would be the largest dam removal ever in the world, and the first-ever takedown of federally owned dams.’ –Lynda Mapes
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KUOW Newsroom
Rain got you heading to the Cineplex? Fright fans have some scary-great options
‘She starts meeting some interesting people who seemed pleasant enough at first. They become increasingly unpleasant.’
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KUOW Newsroom
New report lists legislators linked to far-right Facebook groups
‘In many ways, January 6 was the coming-out party for this new coalition of far-right groups, aimed at undermining and corroding our democracy.’
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KUOW Newsroom
State senator says she's ‘had enough' of gun safety obstruction
‘My hope is that this is an actual tipping point, that we finally get to the point where we say we don't have to live like this. We don't have to have more guns in our country than people.’
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Today So Far Blog
The cherry harvest is off to a late start in Washington
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KUOW Newsroom
Auburn man charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with January 6th insurrection
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Mike Carter about new federal charges filed against Proud Boy leader Ethan Nordean.
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KUOW Newsroom
Mass shootings are renewing calls for an assault weapons ban in Washington state
Kim Malcolm talks with State Senator Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue about why she supports the passage of additional gun safety measures in Washington state, including a ban on assault weapons.
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KUOW Newsroom
Music festival season kicks off, and other weekend music picks for the Puget Sound region
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times music writer Michael Rietmulder about his recommendations for live music events happening in the Seattle area this weekend.
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KUOW Newsroom
How bad is our spring weather this year? Pretty miserable, but not like 1955
‘If you go back further in time, to the 1950s and 1960s, cold springs were much more common.’