Brendan Sweeney

As Director of New Content and Innovation, Brendan oversees KUOW’s locally produced broadcast and podcast shows. Prior to coming to KUOW, Brendan was the Managing Producer for New Content and Innovation at WAMU 88.5 in Washington, D.C. Brendan served as an “inside collaborator” for AIR’s Localore: Finding America project, helping develop and launch a neighborhood storytelling project called “Anacostia Unmapped.” He also launched Metropocalypse, a weekly podcast with reporter Martin DiCaro exploring the deterioration of the region’s mass transit system. He previously served as the Managing Producer of the Kojo Nnamdi Show.