John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
About
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Mild quake shakes PNW. Are you ready for something bigger?
Did you feel it Sunday night at 7:21? Some did, others had no idea. That's when Western Washington experienced a 4.3 magnitude earthquake. It was centered south of Port Townsend, near Marrowstone Island, but deep down, about 35 miles below the Earth's surface.
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Redfin pulls the plug on membership in national real estate group. Why?
Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin announced this morning it's cutting ties with the National Association of Realtors, a powerful real estate industry gatekeeper and lobbyist.
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Washington Supreme Court says pandemic eviction ban was legal. Landlords beg to differ
In a 5-4 decision Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Jay Inslee did not exceed his emergency powers in his decision to extend the ban on evictions for 18 months during the Covid-19 pandemic. The court said the eviction moratorium helped keep 790,000 Washingtonians housed during the pandemic. Landlords say the high court decision has a devastating impact on their bottom line.
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Are Seattleites lousy at driving in the rain? Sort of, but so is everyone else
Fall rains change driving calculations. It's time to check your safety mindset.
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Remembering Murray Stenson, Seattle's 'perfect bartender'
Mentee and friend Casey Robison said of Murray Stenson, "Every working bartender in the world owes that man a debt of gratitude. That's how much of a giant he was in our industry."
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Start saving water, Seattle, utility says. We’re in drought conditions
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Bremerton's praying coach returns to the sidelines, for now
After an eight-year legal battle that culminated in a ruling in his favor by the U.S. Supreme Court, Bremerton High School’s praying football coach, Joe Kennedy, returns to the sidelines Friday and he is ready to both pray and play, at least for one game.
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Lummi Elder tells story of last time she sang to Tokitae
Tokitae was the last Southern Resident Orca kept in a marine park. She died unexpectedly on August 18 at the Miami Seaquarium.
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Are kids in danger when wildfire smoke hits, even on 'moderate' days?
The Puget Sound area has seen good, moderate, and dangerous air quality in the last few weeks due to wildfire smoke. Last weekend was especially bad, but many people hit the streets and parks anyway.
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Light rail coming to Bellevue, Redmond sooner than expected