Bill Radke
Host
About
Bill hosts Week In Review.
Before that, he created and hosted the NPR humor show Rewind and hosted the Marketplace Morning Report, covering the day's national/international business news.
He's been a KUOW reporter, news director, and interview host; also, a stand-up comedian and Seattle P-I newspaper columnist.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Missing: Seattle's charm
Do we need to make Seattle great again?
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Strikes, streetcars and Safeco in this week’s news
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Chris Vance the co-chair of Washington Independents, Erica C. Barnett, writer at the C is for Crank and David Kroman, reporter for Crosscut.
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The salmon and starlings of Washington's wild outdoors
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Tuesday on The Record: Lost to beauty standards in 140 pounds
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The Record: Aug. 27, 2018
We talk controlled burns, 3-D printed firearms, and whether taxpayers should pony up to maintain Safeco Field.
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The Record: August 23
There’s a new Alexa in town, and she’s come for your kids. A new setting called Free Time allows the Amazon Echo to turn from a question answerer into a question dodger.
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The Record: August 22
Yesterday’s installment of the Mueller telenovela is being referred to as a “game changer” for the embattled president. NPR’s lead political editor Domenico Montanaro says that may have implications on the fall’s other political dramas, such as the impending Supreme Court confirmation fight and the 2018 midterm elections.
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The Record: August 21
The Mariners' losing streak seems to be blowing in the wind (just like wildfire smoke). Are they doing well enough to justify tax money for a Safeco Field upgrade? We asked King County Executive Dow Constantine about that city landmark and another controversial one: the Showbox Theater.
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'If you're a football player, play football' the story of Jim Brown
Bill Radke talks to sports editor for The Nation, Dave Zirin about why he wrote his new book 'Last Man Standing.'
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Resignation or Retirement? Why it matters in the case of this former Washington State employee
Bill Radke talks to Northwest News Network's Austin Jenkins about the case of Dale Peinecke, a former cabinet member in Governor Jay Inslee's office who...