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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'To move ahead, to be brave, to be loving': Seattle chorus legend prepares for last show
Marcie Sillman talks with Dennis Coleman, artistic director of the Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Women's Chorus, about the mass shooting in Orlando....
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How do you keep felons from returning to prison? Advocate: 'more tolerance'
Emily Fox talks with Karen Lee, CEO of Pioneer Human Services, about how to disrupt the cycle of convicted criminals returning to prison after they're...
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Close the schools? Washington education chief says 'final remedy' might get Legislature to act
Close down public schools in Washington. State education chief Randy Dorn says that drastic action might be needed to force the Legislature to find...
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As Bellevue football gets sanctioned, could booster clubs become regulated?
Bill Radke talks with King 5 reporter Chris Daniels about Bellevue High School's football program. On Tuesday, the KingCo Conference banned the school...
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How Yola, Seattle's baby gorilla finally bonded with her mom
Last November, Woodland Park Zoo was excited to announce the birth of gorilla Yola. The birth was natural, as zookeepers had hoped – they didn’t...
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Are you mega-quake ready? Here's how the state is preparing
Emily Fox talks with Lt. Col. Clayton Braun about Cascadia Rising, a four-day exercise to test the emergency response to a 9.0 magnitude earthquake...
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Knute Berger: How the World's Fair created a rental crisis in Seattle
Emily Fox talks with Crosscut's Knute Berger about the rental crisis that affected Seattle in the early 1960's. In anticipation of visitors for the...
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Does hot spring weather mean a hotter summer? The answer may surprise you
Emily Fox talks with Washington state climatologist Nick Bond about what recent warm weather in the Puget Sound region means for temperatures, drought...
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'Real World' returns to Seattle, but this bar owner won't
Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle bar owner David Meinert about the Real World's return to Seattle, and why he won't let the MTV reality show film in his...
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Mount Rainier National Park enters online contest for historic preservation
Kim Malcolm talks with Laurie Ward about why Mount Rainier National Park is participating in an online contest to win grant money. Ward is executive...