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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Popular King County Bus Routes On The Chopping Block If Prop. 1 Fails
King County Metro says if voters don’t approve Proposition 1, the agency will have to cut 70 bus routes. The three most popular lines on the chopping...
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Murray's Executive Order A 'Christmas List' Of Racial Equity Requests
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed an executive order Thursday to expand the Race and Social Justice Initiative program. The new order is intended to hold...
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Has Seattle Sounders’ Success Trickled Down Into Pioneer Square?
The Sounders FC soccer team played their first Major League Soccer game five years ago Wednesday. In that time, the team’s fans have broken attendance...
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'McPoverty' Protesters Call For Fast Food Boycott In Seattle
Supporters of a $15 minimum wage in Seattle are staging demonstrations at fast-food restaurants across the city Thursday.
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'Mommy Has Something Called Cancer': Stories Of Bad News
If you've ever had to share bad news with the people you love, this short piece about breast cancer should resonate. It manages to wring precious humor...
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Rural Schools Build Safety Net For Immigrant Children
Rural schools struggle to meet needs of diverse immigrant communities.
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Bringing Wildlife Back Into British Cities
Hedgehogs, glow worms and birds that mate on the wing give a unique British flavor to this story of urban wildlife.
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Silicon Valley Gets Linguistic Enlightenment From India
A reporter visits a pre-Diwali festival in Silicon Valley to explore the influence of Indian culture on the language used in high tech start ups.
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Washington State Only US Source Of Quality Buckwheat For Traditional Soba Noodles
Izumo, Japan, spent last weekend celebrating its famous traditional soba noodle. It can be difficult to make the noodles here in the US: Good buckwheat is
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Kurt Cobain's Lost Interview About Identity
In 1993, reporter Jon Savage recorded this interview with Kurt Cobain in preparation for a story he was writing. After the story was published, the