Clare McGrane
Senior Producer
About
Clare is the senior producer for Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh, a food podcast from KUOW and the Seattle Times. She shapes the show from story selection to sound mixing, and works with the host and editors to bring a diverse set of guests on mic and engage with the show's audience.
Prior to Seattle Eats, Clare helped develop and produce the region's premier news podcast, Seattle Now. Her coverage spanned a variety of topics, but she specialized in covering the COVID pandemic and reporting on local governments. Before joining KUOW in 2018, Clare covered the health sciences beat at GeekWire, where she also produced the outlet's podcasts.
Clare grew up between the Seattle area and her family home in Ayrshire, Scotland. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2016 with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Journalism. Outside of work, Clare spends her time crocheting, bouldering, and playing a kind-hearted (if not very smart) Rider of Rohan in her Lord of the Rings roleplaying game campaign.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational French
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Seattle Now: How's our transit system holding up?
Our transit budget may have dodged a bullet in the defeat of I 976, but Covid is creating financial and safety problems for busses and light rail.
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Seattle Now: Conspiracy theories are on the ballot
President Trump has been challenged for sharing information about far-fetched conspiracy theories, but he's far from the only politician doing so. Conspiracies and misinformation are showing up in elections all over Washington.
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Seattle Now: Should I go to the movies?
Theatres are opening in the Seattle region for the first time since March, and restaurants and weddings will have looser restrictions. How should we gauge the risks of these new options?
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Seattle Now: WA's Latinx vote
Latino voters are the "sleeping giant" of politics. In Washington, they're becoming an increasingly important part of the electorate.
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Seattle Now: The trauma of Covid
If you’ve been really tired lately, or maybe losing track of details you’d normally remember, it's not just "Covid brain." You might have pandemic trauma.
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Seattle Now: Trump's Seattle strategy
President Trump is still using Seattle as a bogeyman in his campaign. What's the point, and why does this tactic work?
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Seattle Now: Who is Loren Culp?
Jay Inslee's Republican challenger is new to Washington politics, but he's found a groundswell of support from conservatives. So who is he, and what does his run mean for the state?
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Seattle Now: Casual Friday with Keita Williams and Megan McNally
Fall arrived in the anarchist jurisdiction this week, and the city council continued it's clash with Mayor Durkan over the police department's budget. Success Bully Keita Williams and F Bomb Breakfast Club founder Megan McNally are here to break it down with us.
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Seattle Now: A childcare nightmare
Childcare isn't just essential for working parents, it’s also the linchpin of a functioning economy. But the pandemic has disrupted the child care system, and parents are grappling with impossible choices.
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Seattle Now: Covid reality check
Covid cases are declining across Washington, even prompting some schools to consider a return to in-person learning. But we're not out of the woods yet.