Libby Denkmann
Host, Soundside
About
Libby Denkmann has covered veterans' issues, homelessness, and local politics during her radio journalism career. She became the host of KUOW's Soundside in November 2021. Previously she was a producer, reporter, anchor, and host for stations KIRO, KFI, and KPCC in Seattle and Los Angeles. During a yearlong hiatus from journalism in 2011, she worked as a congressional staffer in Washington, D.C.. Libby was born in Seattle, grew up on the eastside, and graduated from the University of Washington. Her favorite things include soccer, video games, and her dog, Monty.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, limited Japanese and Portuguese
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Have you heard about Temperance and Good Citizenship Day?
We didn't think so.
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Leavenworth has become über expensive, pricing out the people who work there
When 80 percent of your local employees can't afford to live in town, what do you do? It's a question Leavenworth residents and officials are struggling to answer. When a community grows too large for it's confines, how do you keep people from slipping through the cracks?
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How will Bruce Harrell tackle one of the toughest jobs in the country?
Can a mayor bring a city together? After two years in a pandemic, a year of reckoning racism in policing, and a surprising electoral result, incoming Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell faces a tough task ahead. Host Libby Denkmann, and Soundside listeners, put their questions to Mayor Harrell.
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'Mayors have...the most challenging political job in America.' An exit interview with Seattle's Jenny Durkan.
Last week Jenny Durkan stepped down from her position as mayor of Seattle. She spoke to Soundside host Libby Denkmann about her time in office.
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What you can expect from Soundside, KUOW's new noontime show
What should you expect from KUOW's new noontime show? Soundside's producers talk about their hopes for the new show.
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So you got Covid. Now what?
King County is seeing record breaking Covid infection numbers. There's a good chance you, or someone you know, will get Covid. So if that happens, what should you do?
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How Things Are Looking For Gov. Gavin Newsom A Week Before The Recall Election
California voters decide next week whether they want to keep Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. Or, boot him from office and replace him with someone from the long list of candidates eyeing his seat.
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Hear it again: Are we loving our public lands to death?
While Mount Rainier may be the most famous of Washington's national parks, there are 19.8 million acres of public land in Washington state. But public lands -- the idea of land belonging to the people, for the people -- have a fraught history.
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Hear it again: The untold history of migrant labor in the PNW
Author and historian Megan Asaka tells the story of early migrant laborers in her book, "Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City."