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Paige Browning

Newscaster

About

Paige Browning is a news anchor and reporter for KUOW Public Radio, covering breaking news and stories of significance in the Puget Sound region. Paige's work is featured on KUOW's airwaves daily, and she is a backup host for KUOW's drive-time shows and Seattle Now podcast.

A native of the Northwest, Paige takes special interest in stories about climate change, our changing culture(s), politics, and law. Paige's work has been featured on the NPR newscast, All Things Considered, Here and Now, the BBC, and local public radio stations throughout the northwest. She has lived and worked in Spokane, Missoula (MT), and Seattle.

Her specialty is writing news under a one day deadline, but she's also stepped onto wildfire scorched land, rappelled from a building, and been to the heart of protests for stories.

Paige likes to run, bike, camp, and linger around at art exhibits and concert venues, and thinks the Seattle Storm are the city's best team to see.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English, beginner Spanish

Pronouns: she/her

Professional Affiliations: SAG-AFTRA Shop Steward, Delta Gamma Alumna

Stories

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Two Seattle schools shelter in place over reported ICE activity, Seattle Children's Theatre withdraws from Kennedy Center production, and the Crocodile venue is up for sale.

  • You now have the "Right to Repair" in Washington state

    A new law in Washington gives people the “Right to Repair” cellphones, computers, and appliances. Manufacturers must provide repair shops with the parts, tools, and instructions to fix digital electronics. One of the goals of the law is to prevent waste. To learn more, we spoke with Adrian Tan, who's policy and market development manager with King County’s Recycling and Environmental Services.

  • Author Ijeoma Oluo’s guide for everyday people trying to fight oppression

    Last summer, one of KUOW's Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s 2024 bestseller, Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too. In it, Oluo shows how people across the nation are creating positive change for racial equity within our most important systems – like the media, policing, education, and many more. The aim of the book is educational, but also to inspire direct action from its readers. In the revolutionary spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, here's KUOW's Katie Campbell's conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.

  • Weekend Listen: Methane hazard at Rainier Beach High School, Pierce County reimagines juvenile probation, and the UW Huskies get back the star quarterback they just lost

    Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… A KUOW investigation found the district skipped some safety steps to keep methane out of Seattle’s Rainier Beach High School after it was rebuilt last year. Pierce is finding success in a different way of doing juvenile probation.  And a look into how the University of Washington became the epicenter of college sports drama over the past couple of weeks.

  • Casual Friday with Vivian McCall and Jas Keimig

    This week… Wash-DOT began TWO YEARS worth of work on I-5. The University District lost its last movie theater And Sound Transit is making a big switch from cloth to vinyl seats. Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall and Arts and Culture Writer Jas Keimig are here to break down the week.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Mayor Wilson delays removal of Ballard encampment, state lawmakers want to conceal their private addresses, and UW now requires civil rights training after feds investigate alleged antisemitism on campus.

  • Wednesday Evening Headlines

    Feds to investigate four WA school districts over trans athletes, Gov. Ferguson wants to slash spending on climate change, and SPS skipped safety measures when rebuilding Rainier Beach High School.

  • How Sea-Tac Airport is combating chaos with construction

    If you’ve taken a trip through Sea-Tac Airport lately, you’ll notice that things are under construction. From widening roadways to revamping the C Concourse, there are a lot of changes being made ahead of this summer’s World Cup… and not a lot of time to do it. Patricia Murphy interviews Seattle Times Business Reporter Lauren Rosenblatt, and we’ll hear them break down the Sea-Tac construction jam.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Gov. Ferguson gives State of the State address, lawmakers want to regulate AI companions, and the Varsity Theater is closing.

  • Tax the wealthy? New session, big questions for WA lawmakers

    The 2026 legislative session kicked off this week in Olympia. State lawmakers have a lot to figure out – especially the budget that’s still underwater. One idea that's getting floated is an income tax on millionaires. Paul Queary is here to explain what lawmakers are getting up to. He’s editor and publisher of the Washington Observer.