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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Sen. Patty Murray urges her Senate colleagues to convict Trump in impeachment trial
Kim Malcolm talks with U.S. Senator Patty Murray about the impeachment of President Donald Trump, and the upcoming session in Congress.
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Parler sues Amazon after the tech giant boots the app from its servers
‘Laws about social media that oversee what is allowed, or is not allowed, are really old and long predate this form of technology.’
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Independent Chris Vance still wary of ‘the road towards fascism’
‘We have to make sure that the right people win elections, and that people who are willing to destroy the Constitution, never are in a position of power to actually do it.’
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Is carrying crude oil by rail worth the risk? This expert says no
In Whatcom County on Tuesday, a mile-long oil train derailed and caught fire as it was rolling toward a refinery in Ferndale. No one was hurt, and state officials say there have been no wildlife impacts. Eric de Place is an expert on oil trains and derailments. He's director of energy policy at the Sightline Institute -- a non-profit think-tank based in Seattle. He joined KUOW to talk about the dangers of transporting oil by rail.
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Pandemic reading ideas: Author Donna Miscolta shares some books she admires
‘We won’t unforget all we’ve been made to stuff back into our darkest places and sew shut.’
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Seattle invests in cultural space, with an eye towards inclusivity
"The history of Seattle has been this history of haves and have-nots — of those who have access to capital and to property, and those who don't."
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As U.S. authorizes Pfizer vaccine, UW expert looks at hopes and challenges that lie ahead
For a look at what comes next, KUOW’S Kim Malcolm spoke with vaccine expert Deborah Fuller, professor of microbiology at the University of Washington.
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Larry Mizell, Jr. plays tunes that help us get through Covid afternoons
‘I'm trying to mix a little medicine for everybody.’
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Senator Murray on the need for Covid relief, and the concession-less transition
‘We're in this really struggling position that is frustrating to every one of us living through it.’
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Lessons from the last time Seattle let its pandemic guard down, in 1918
We'll take a look back now to more than a century ago on the dangers of letting our guard down over the holidays. During the 1918 flu pandemic, Seattle put in place some tight restrictions on masking and gathering. The decisions that followed were catastrophic. So writes Knute Birger, Editor-at-large for Crosscut.