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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Vancouver Asking For Temporary Halt To Flow Of Refugees
Bill Radke speaks with Stephen Quinn about the difficulties Vancouver is facing resettling refugees, the new symbol for the falling Canadian dollar, and...
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Republicans Want Subpoena Power In Mistaken Prisoner Releases
Bill Radke talks with KUOW Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the latest in the investigation just launched by Gov. Jay Inslee into how the stat...
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What To Do About Homeless RVs In Seattle?
Bill Radke speaks with Harley Lever and Bill Kirlin-Hackett about homeless people living in RVs in Seattle. Lever is a Magnolia resident and founder of ...
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Stop Calling It 'The' Puget Sound
When someone claiming to be a Seattleite tells you not to carry an umbrella, don’t listen. Umbrellas are practical, and they prevent you from getting...
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Similarities Between Boston, Seattle Priest Abuse Are ‘Striking’
When the Seattle Archdiocese released names of 77 abusive clergy last week, many Catholics heralded a new era of transparency.
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Odds Of Enjoying This Week In Review: 292,000,000 To 1 IN FAVOR
Why would lottery riches ruin other people's lives, but not yours? Is President Barack Obama right that we’re too partisan? Farewell, tipping. Farewell,...
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More People Infected By Contaminated Scopes In Seattle Than Previously Thought
Bill Radke talks to JoNel Aleccia, Seattle Times health reporter, about the investigation into scopes used by doctors that were found to sometimes have ...
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Boeing, Engineers Agree On Contract Extension
Bill Radke talks with Wall Street Journal aerospace reporter Jon Ostrower about surprising news this week from Boeing and its engineering union: They ag...
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No More Tipping At Tom Douglas Restaurants
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas about his plan to replace tipping with a wage raise and 20 percent service charge. The change wi...
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A Reporter's Life In Burns, Oregon
Bill Radke spoke with KUOW's Anna King about what it's like being a reporter covering the occupation of the Malheur Refuge in Burns, Oregon.