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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This week, we're the target
The Washington State Legislature convenes on Monday and one of the issues on the table is a bill that would ban drivers from holding their phone while...
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Washington state not as divided as some think
Bill Radke talks to Knute Berger, writer for Crosscut, about the perceived " Cascade Curtain " and how we can work towards closing the divide.
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Our first female governor was a lot like Donald Trump
Dixy Lee Ray wore white knee-high socks and men's shirts. And when she ran for governor of Washington state, her motto was "Little lady takes on big...
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How Bruce Lee's grave brought frustration and peace to a grieving mom
Bill Radke talks to Linda Dahlstrom Anderson, a Seattle journalist and editor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, about how Bruce Lee's grave...
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'We all know years don't actually kill people, right?'
Bill Radke speaks with The Stranger columnist David Schmader about the idea that we should blame 2016 as a year for the deaths of many musicians and...
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What Do We Call You? And Other Tips From A Trans Cop
Bill Radke speaks with Suzanne Adams about how her experiences as a former police chief and a transgender woman have helped her train Seattle Police...
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#Manintree Mom Heartbroken By Years Of Trying To Help Son
Lisa Gossett was home in Alaska when her sister called about a YouTube video. Gossett’s son had climbed an 80-foot sequoia tree in downtown Seattle,...
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For those who keep count, there's one less black woman in Seattle
Bill Radke speaks with Jennifer Peterson and Adra Boo, two women of color, about Peterson's decision to leave Seattle (and the United States) and Boo's...
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Seattle woman has family in Aleppo and wants the U.S. to be doing much more
Bill Radke talks with Rita Zawaideh, who runs the humanitarian nonprofit Salaam Cultural Museum in Seattle, about the current struggles of Syrian people...
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This week we're going back to (the Electoral) college
Washington state's presidential electors meet to pick a president at noon on Monday, and in an effort to derail President-elect Donald Trump, two of...