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: Russell Wilson raises his voice
Big names in sports are speaking up for Black lives, including the Seahawks biggest star. Will it lead to change?
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Seattle Now: 'I'm operating at a hug deficit right now'
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Success Bully Keita Williams and KUOW's Jeannie Yandel.
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Seattle Now: Covid cases on the rise
You might have noticed headlines this week about Covid cases rising in Washington. One big reason: A huge surge of new infections in Yakima County. The culprit might be your favorite summer fruit.
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Seattle Now: 'Defund SPD'?
There’s a new rallying cry for those protesting police violence in Seattle: Defund SPD. That goal is closer to reality than you might think.
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Seattle Now: Fellow unions push SPD for change
Seattle’s police union is under pressure to reform from politicians, protesters and now, a powerful labor ally.
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Seattle Now: The forgotten pandemic
Between the protests and social media black outs this week, it’s easy to forget there’s a pandemic going on. A hundred years ago, the U.S. lived through another pandemic — one that was also, in large part, forgotten.
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Seattle Now: Trusting the police
Seattle has a long history of biased policing, which is why SPD has been under federal oversight since 2012. And despite reforms, the department still has a trust problem.
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Seattle Now: Covid, racism, and you
One side effect of the Covid Pandemic? An uptick in racist attacks against Asian Americans.
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Seattle Now: What IS contact tracing?
You’ve probably been hearing the words “contact tracing” a lot lately -- it's supposed to be the key to keeping Covid-19 under control. But what is it exactly?
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Seattle Now: Vashon takes on Covid
So far in the pandemic, cities have been hit first and hardest. But rural areas are bracing for their own battles, and one island community has come up with a game plan to head off the virus.