Scott Greenstone
Politics Reporter, Host of Sound Politics
About
Scott Greenstone covers PNW politics for KUOW, from Congress to county officials, and how decisions in the other Washington affect life here. He co-hosts Sound Politics with Libby Denkmann.
Greenstone came to KUOW in 2024, after working at KNKX and the Seattle Times. He produced and helped report "Outsiders," which was named a top 10 podcast of 2020 by TIME magazine. Greenstone has written everything from homelessness coverage to business news to movie reviews for newspapers and radio. He studied Journalism and Comparative Literature at the University of Oregon.
Before that, Greenstone was homeschooled, which is probably why he's like that.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Shutdown drama over, and Harrell exits stage left
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'An IOU doesn't pay my mortgage.' Bremerton suffers as shipworkers go unpaid
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Girmay Zahilay claims victory in King County executive race as Balducci concedes
Girmay Zahilay has claimed victory in the race for King County executive, as his opponent Claudia Balducci conceded Friday. The two are both currently County Council members representing opposite sides of Lake Washington.
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Everything we know about Ben Shuldiner, the lone finalist for Seattle Public Schools superintendent
After a monthslong search, Seattle Public Schools finally has a new superintendent. KUOW's Sami West breaks down what we know so far about Ben Shuldiner, who she interviewed this week.
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Reign on me: Seattle's NWSL team heads back to the playoffs
The Seattle Reign play the Orlando Pride in a win-or-go-home match this week. Do they have the potential for a deep playoff run?
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All politics is national
Let's dig into to what we know on day one after the 2025 general election.
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Girmay Zahilay leading in race for King County executive, Steffanie Fain up for council
King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay led on election night with 50% of the vote. King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci trailed with about 48% of the vote.
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Coming down to the wire, a recap of some compelling WA races
For a last check-in before we hear about winners and losers this relatively busy local election season, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to politics reporter Scott Greenstone.
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Send this to a procrastinator voter
A procrastinator’s guide to why you should care about this year’s election.
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WA voters might say yes to amending the state constitution this fall. Here's why
There might be only one thing the socialist alt-weekly The Stranger and the libertarian think tank the Washington Policy Center agree on this election season, and it’s at the very beginning of your Nov. 4 ballot.