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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As Trump cracks down on immigration, Canada hopes to poach tech talent
Kim Malcolm talks with Michael Tippett, co-founder of True North . The company's goal is to help foreign tech workers living in the U.S. relocate to...
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He was 'okay' with Trump winning, but now this U.S. citizen is afraid to leave the country
Our Immigration Team has been talking with people from local communities who are affected by President Trump's travel ban. Mohamud Yussuf tells KUOW why...
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How a simple website could help refugees caught up in Trump's travel ban
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle attorney Takao Yamada about airportlawyer.org , a website he co-founded to provide legal assistance to refugees and...
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Why the legal battle over Trump's travel ban is likely to reach the U.S. Supreme Court
Bill Radke talks with Emily Bazelon about the ongoing court battle over President Trump's immigration and refugee travel ban. Bazelon is a staff writer...
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WA's Attorney General Ferguson: 'A president cannot have unchecked powers'
Liz Jones talks with Washington's Attorney General Bob Ferguson about the state's lawsuit against President Donald Trump. On Friday, a federal judge in...
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How Trump's refugee ban is affecting Iranians in the Northwest
Bill Radke talks with Arshiya Chime, Omid Bagheri, and Hossein Khorram about President Trump's executive order that limits immigration and refugee...
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'The American dream was in their grasp': How Trump's refugee ban is affecting local families.
Kim Malcolm talks with Nicky Smith about how President Trump's refugee ban will impact refugee families living in the Puget Sound region. Smith is...
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Syrian refugee in Washington wonders if she'll ever see her parents again
On January 27th, President Trump signed an executive order that halted the arrival of immigrants and refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries. The...
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This 22-year-old activist college graduate could be deported under Trump
Bill Radke talks with Graciela Nu ñ ez Pargas about her experience as an enrollee in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The future of...
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Rep. Jayapal calls Trump's border wall a 'red herring'
Bill Radke talks with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal about President Donald Trump's executive actions to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and cut...