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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Sound Transit CEO: 'We need an all-of-the-above strategy'
Bill Radke speaks with Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff about the future of mass transit in Seattle. Rogoff also answers questions from callers and social media.
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What to know about King County's norovirus outbreak
Bill Radke speaks with Dr. Joth Davis, a marine biologist and owner of the Baywater Shellfish Company on Bainbridge Island. Joth explains why raw oysters are considered the reason for the spreading of norovirus in King County and how sanitation issues and heavy rainfall lead to these issues.
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A young mom dies. Her husband writes an album. And their child asks, Where’s mama?
Phil Elverum, aka Mount Eerie, wrote an album about his grief after the death of his wife. This is his story.
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Seattle Opera to close scene shop in Renton
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW arts and culture reporter Marcie Sillman about the Seattle Opera's plan to close their scene shop in Renton.
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How is Washington state going to pay for education?
Bill Radke talks to KUOW's Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the budget proposals of the House Democrats and Senate Republicans and how these budgets may pay for education.
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Federal biotech funding is a 'backbone' of Washington's economy
Bill Radke talks to Jon Talton, Seattle Times economics columnist, about what it would mean for the Northwest if the proposed cuts to the National...
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How emergency rooms are impacted by Obamacare
Bill Radke talks to Anne Newcombe, the clinical director of emergency services at Harborview Medical Center, about what the hospital has seen since the...
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Reporter's notebook: Black Diamond, big developments, and sticking out your tongue
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporters Joshua McNichols and Carolyn Adolph about what they learned from their time reporting in Black Diamond for KUOW's...
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This week we're figuring it out as it happens
The fate of President Trump's health care plan comes down to the wire. We get into the pros and cons of Seattle's proposed soda tax and homeless levy....
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How should communities respond to development?
Bill Radke speaks with Kristen Bryant, Dennis Box and Johna Thomson about the controversy surrounding a planned development in Black Diamond. Bryant is...