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Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers

Producer, Seattle Now

About

Brooklyn is a podcast producer on Seattle Now, KUOW's weekday news podcast. She started podcasting as host, creator, and producer of We the (Black) People: An American History Podcast in 2020 and has been trying to uncover stories that aren't getting enough attention ever since.

Her first podcasting job was at Crosscut/KCTS 9 and she has a history degree from the University of Chicago.

Location: Seattle

Languages Spoken: English

Pronouns: she/her

Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists

Podcasts

Stories

  • Trump halts a landmark agreement meant to restore salmon

    The Columbia River is important to a lot of people and animals in the region. Its dams generate lots of clean energy while its Native fish, an important food source, are facing extinction. Two years ago President Biden crafted an agreement between the many invested parties, and last week President Trump cancelled it. We’ll learn more about what it all means with Lynda Mapes from the Seattle Times.

  • 'Brain drain' begins at UW as researchers consider moving abroad

    The University of Washington is facing the prospect that hundreds of millions of dollars in expected federal grants will not come this year. Longstanding research dollars have become tenuous and American scientists are feeling undervalued. For some, a future abroad seems more stable and certain.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Seattle politicians react to National Guard deployment in Los Angles, two recalls are issued in Washington, and a robber targeting professional athletes in Washington gets caught. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • This NEW state database tracks police use of force

    Washington has almost 11 thousand police officers across a hundred and seventy agencies… and no standardized tracking of police use of force. That is, until this week. In a minute we’ll learn what The Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety could mean for people, police, and policy.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Seattle City Council member Cathy Moore steps down, Microsoft lays off more Washington workers, and 2024 vehicle fatalities in Washington are down. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    The Seattle School Board addresses its budget shortfall, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans may face deportation, and we take a look at highlights from the legislation Governor Bob Ferguson has signed so far. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.