Joshua McNichols
Reporter
About
As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at the nexus of housing, transportation, urban planning, government and the economy. His favorite stories also include themes of history, technology, and climate change.
Joshua holds a B.A. in Architecture from the University of Washington. Public Radio is his second career; architecture was his first. He is proud of the many odd jobs he's held in his life, such as salmon fisher, author, bike courier, and bed-and-breakfast cook.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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Closing Seattle Streets To Let Kids Play
In old movies and photographs, you sometimes see kids playing in the street, even in big cities. Today, cars and bikes have taken over the streets. But...
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NFL Gives UW $2.5M To Study Concussions
Concussions are a big topic in sports these days. This year, the NFL has new rules that will let medical staff stop the game if they think they see a...
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Rainier Avenue South Begins Its Road Diet
People have called Rainier Avenue Seattle’s most dangerous street. There’s at least one accident every day. Pedestrians have died. But that could...
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Puget Sound Salmon Losing, Jellyfish Winning
Puget Sound is going through a lot of changes. And a trend we reported on earlier this year has accelerated: Salmon are losing while jellyfish are...
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Seattle Offers Help Before Rousting Car Campers Near Gas Works Park
Danny Fletcher lives in a motor home on North Northlake Way near Gas Works Park. He says he feels safer in that than he does sleeping in a shelter. “It...
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Seattle Boy Scouts React As Door Opens To Gay Leaders
Boy Scouts and their families in the Seattle area are celebrating this week’s national decision to allow gay scout leaders. But not all local troops...
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Seeking Firefighters To Watch Over King County's 'Highway Of Death'
From the top of a mountain in far northeastern King County, the surrounding communities look tiny, just a couple hundred rooftops on a strip of flat...
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Monfort's Lawyers Plead For Jury's Mercy
Closing arguments continue Thursday in the penalty phase of the trial of Christopher Monfort. Monfort ambushed two Seattle police officers in 2009,...
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Seattle Campaign Yard Sign Thieves, Beware: You Might Be On Camera
Seattle’s primary election is just weeks away, and campaign signs are sprouting in people’s yards. With so much at stake in this election, you can bet...
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Reinvent Yourself In Seattle's District 4 (AKA Northeast Seattle)
You’d think the University District would be thriving. It’s right next to the University of Washington, an institution that takes in around $250 million...