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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Remembering the music that put Grand Coulee on the map
80 years ago Washington state was forever changed by the Grand Coulee Dam. The Dam still provides tons of hydropower today, and created a reservoir for farmers to divert and use as the breadbasket of the state today. When it was finally completed in January of 1943, US Government officials enlisted folk music legend Woody Guthrie to write a series of 26 songs about the dam. It’s a quirky moment in US and music’s history – but it produced instant classics that many will recognize, like “Roll on Columbia.”
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An expert guide to help deliver that Seattle 'wow' for your summer guests
"Soundside" host Libby Denkmann joins author Harriet Baskas at Kirke Park in Ballard to talk about her new book, "111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss."
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A shuttered clinic raises questions about anti-racism work in the medical field
Earlier this year, Seattle Children's Hospital released an independent assessment of its anti-racism action plan, which has completed it's first phase. Among several challenges within the report was the still rocky relationship with the Odessa Brown Clinic in Seattle's Central District.
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How the retail rivalry between Amazon and Walmart forever changed the way we shop
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How the journey of one gun tells the story of many
Last November, a 14 year old boy shot and killed a fellow student at Ingraham high school in Seattle. The gun that student used traveled through the hands of multiple teenagers before it reached him, starting in an unsecured closet.
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When power is cheap, crypto moves in. The fallout in rural WA is complex
Take a drive along the Columbia River and you’re bound to see towering dams that produce the bulk of our state’s hydropower. That energy is a point of pride for many Washingtonians – it’s plentiful, clean, and renewable. If you have direct access to that power, your electric bill is probably pretty darn cheap. In recent years the promise of that dirt-cheap electricity has brought swarms of cryptocurrency miners to small towns throughout Central and Eastern Washington. At times, that’s led to some rather unneighborly feelings.
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Years before implosion, experts warned OceanGate CEO and federal government about submersible's dangers
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Red, white, and brisket: Your 4th of July BBQ questions answered
Barbecue on the 4th of July is a time honored tradition. It's as quintessential to the holiday as fireworks and red, white and blue.
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Elliott Bay Book Company turns the page on its first 50 years
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How a regional homelessness board became so dysfunctional
In May, the King County Regional Homelessness Authority’s Continuum of Care board made the news for its dysfunction. But some current and former members say problems have been there for years. Since 2021, 11 of the board’s 19 members have left.