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
-
The fight against measles, in the hospital and in Olympia
There are 54 known cases of measles in the state — 53 in Clark County and one in King County as of Feb. 11.
-
A reporter annotated our conversation on public records with a state senator via Twitter
With Twitter annotations from Crosscut political reporter Melissa Santos, Sen. Jamie Pedersen explains a new proposal to make the Washington state legislature "more transparent."
-
Hey Seattle, here's the one thing our panelists would hoard for the snowstorm
On Week In Review, our smart panelists suggest you cancel weekend plans, stay home, and ride it out. We got this, Seattle!
-
![caption: Ready for the snow, Joni Balter, C.R. Douglas, Bill Radke and Luke Burbank [L-R]](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/db00e479b5c47901f5fa8f425da6894e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=340&h=226)
This week we’re braving the elements and the news
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with host of Live Wire and the podcast Too Beautiful To Live Luke Burbank, host of the Civic Cocktail on Seattle Channel Joni Balter and political analyst for Q13 C.R. Douglas.
-
February 7th | State lawmakers reluctantly let the sunshine in
Last year, lawmakers were forced to put their conversations back on the books. How’s the new tunnel working out? Icy conditions may have contributed to a tragic accident on UW campus, and an artist reckons with her own mother’s untimely death. Lastly, we hear a little of Brandi Carlile’s music ahead of the Grammys.
-
February 6th | Who says there's no innovation in death?
And this death-related practice would give new meaning to the idea of a water burial. Are people, tired of the extremes of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, really ready for a move to the political center? Rosie the Jetsons robot may soon deliver your Amazon orders, and some notes from the Grammy-nominated Seattle Symphony.
-
Henry Winkler (aka the Fonz) with this story from his childhood
In addition to being the Fonz and so much else, Winkler is the author of a young adult series about a boy very much like him.
-
![caption: Bill Radke, Marilyn Strickland, Caleb Heimlich, Brandi Kruse [L-R]](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/8dd6942d0dca98c79ec9e9973b7b4059.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=340&h=226)
This week another Washingtonian considers a run for president
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with chairman of the Washington state Republican Party Caleb Heimlich, President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Marilyn Strickland and reporter for Q13 news Brandi Kruse.
-
5 tips for spotting fake news from this Seattle librarian
Real headline or surreptitious propaganda? In the past few years, that's become harder to answer.
-
January 31st | How do we define rape? And should that change?
Current legislation would force courts to reckon with how to determine consent. Seattle’s loss of the Reign is Tacoma’s gain. We speak to one of Washington’s faithless electors, and get to the bottom of the city’s problem with potholes.