Rob Wood
Morning News Producer, Host
About
You’re most likely to hear Rob filling in as a host or newscaster during our news magazines or local newscasts. But you can hear the results of his work nearly every day, engineering and directing behind the scenes during All Things Considered and other programs.
Rob came to KUOW in 2011 after several years producing at NPR and public radio programs, including Marketplace, Weekend America and The Savvy Traveler. Before graduating from the University of North Texas with his music degree, Rob volunteered at the school’s radio station, learning everything from cutting tape to hosting news and music programs. That led to his first professional reporting job at an all-news station in Dallas. Since then, Rob’s also reported, produced and anchored at other stations in Dallas and Los Angeles, and has done freelance work for a number of news organizations.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Higher minimum wage levels help many workers, but there are tradeoffs
Reporter Nate Sanford looked into the pros and cons of higher wages, and why they haven’t solved Seattle’s cost of living problems
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Redmond firefighters felt tug on heart strings to help fight L.A. fires
Jeff Carroll told KUOW about his experience helping contain the Palisades fire.
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Seattle commercial real estate comeback kid is on the ropes again
Seattle Times reporter Paul Roberts calls Martin Selig ‘the Houdini of downtown Seattle's real estate market’
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Veteran Metro driver: ‘It's not that buses are unsafe… Seattle is unsafe’
Nathan Vass has been a metro driver for 18 years. He counted murdered bus driver Shawn Yim among his friends.
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The quest to find and photograph a historic Seattle mansion that may soon face demolition
Writer and amateur historian Jean Sherrard tells us about a Denny family mansion that may be on the chopping block
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An invasive species, on San Juan Island?
Officials with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife say that an invasive species was "almost certainly" placed in local waters in violation of state law.
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Already?! Washington state’s presidential primary is here
‘The difference in a presidential primary is they'll also need to attest to a party declaration.’
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Pierce County jury finds 3 Tacoma police officers not guilty in Manuel Ellis case
Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rankine faced charges of first-degree manslaughter. Burbank and Collins were also charged with second-degree murder. Each pleaded not guilty.
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La Niña winter in NW is 'good news for sports enthusiasts' and, you know, the environment
Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond says extra rain this month could bring the mountains some early snow. That's good news for skiers and, more importantly, "forest health, our fresh-water ecosystems, salmon, you know the whole [environment] thing"
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Friday politics: Which business tax will win, and Tim Eyman's party line
Two business tax proposals are