Jeannie Yandel
Special Projects Editor
About
Jeannie Yandel is a special projects editor focusing on podcasts and broadcast shows. She created and co-hosted the KUOW podcast Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace and ran and edited KUOW's podcast about local curiosity, SoundQs. She also co-created and co-hosted KUOW's YouTube interview series, Are We Going To Be OK?. Previously, she was senior producer for The Conversation and KUOW Presents, and was Executive Producer for The Record. She's won awards for her interviewing, editing, and reporting.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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When 'Vent Kids' Can't Go Home, It Costs Washington State Big
Dozens of young Washington children who are dependent on ventilators could be living at home, but are stuck in expensive hospitals instead. That's...
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They Told Native Children, ‘You’re Here Because Your Parents Don’t Love You’
On Oct. 12, the Seattle City Council voted to acknowledge the trauma caused by the government’s American Indian boarding schools. Matt Remle, an...
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Geekwire's Todd Bishop Weights In Amazon Vs. The New York Times
Jeannie Yandel talks with Geekwire co-founder Todd Bishop about why Amazon responded to the New York Times' piece about its work culture two months...
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The Nation's Dave Zirin On The Intersection Of Sports And Social Justice
Jeannie Yandel talks with Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation, about the role of professional sports in conversations about race, gender and social...
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How A Text Message Ruined A Seattle Skyscraper Deal
Jeannie Yandel speaks with political reporter Josh Feit about how a downtown land deal was felled by a text message. Feit is the politics editor at...
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New UW President: 'It Feeds My Heart, It Feeds My Head, It Feeds My Soul'
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Ana Marie Cauce, newly selected president of the University of Washington, about her commitment to the school and her plans...
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Seattle Family's $70,000 Donation A Statement On Education Funding
Jeannie Yandel talks to Brian Jones, a North Seattle dad who donated $70,000 to Alki Elementary School to help them keep a teacher and to make a...
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Why These Seattle 11-Year-Olds Don’t Want To Grow Up
“I just don’t want to grow up,” says the girl in Terence Brown’s documentary "The Before Project," which takes a poignant and sometimes painful look at...
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'Local Legend' And Founder Of Northwest Harvest Ruth Velozo Dies
Jeannie Yandel talks to Mike Regis, director of procurement at Northwest Harvest, about his friend and former colleague Ruth Velozo. Velozo was one of...
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Governor Jay Inslee Announces Revised Water Quality Standards
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Maia Bellon, director of the Washington State Department of Ecology, about Governor Jay Inslee's proposal for revised water...