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Vaughan Jones

Producer, Seattle Now

About

Vaughan Jones is a producer on the Seattle Now podcast, covering Seattle's most pressing news, and gathering some of Seattle's most interesting people for the show's weekly "Casual Friday" episodes.

Vaughan came to KUOW in 2022. Before that, they spent time as the weekend reporter at NPR Member Station KJZZ in Phoenix, where they reported on how the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic was impacting Arizonans.

Vaughan grew up in Phoenix, and has a B.A. in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University. You can find Vaughan at any number of local sporting events, or playing bass at (small) concert venues.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: they/he

Podcasts

Stories

  • Casual Friday with Phil Burton and Andrew Walsh

    This week… Seattle's grocery prices just went up.  A new all-ages music venue is coming to south Seattle.  And, you’ll be allowed to tap-to-pay on buses and trains soon. Andrew Walsh, co-host of the Too Beautiful to Live podcast and Comedian Phil Burton are here to break down the week.
  • caption: The ship canal bridge crosses over the canal between Lake Washington and Lake Union in Seattle.

    How Seattle can survive Revive I-5

    With up to 240,000 vehicles crossing north and south on Seattle's ship canal bridge each day — a bottleneck along I-5 through the city — any disruption is certain to snarl traffic throughout the region. With just two northbound lanes already closed for Revive I-5 work, commuters are already feeling the pain.

  • How to survive 'Revive I-5'

    If you’ve noticed more traffic in and around Seattle over the past couple of weeks, that’s not an accident. The Washington State Department of Transportation wants to “Revive I-5,” and that means two full years of lane closures and extra congestion around the city. We’ll hear more from UW Traffic Engineering Professor Yinhai Wang.

  • Casual Friday with Andy Hurst and Phyllis Fletcher

    This week… The Seahawks are in a good spot - one win away from the Super Bowl. Washington State’s Legislature could require cursive lessons in schools, and allow alcohol in large movie theaters. And we’re not done debating the name of our region’s big airport. They have a suggestion, but you may not like it. On the show we’re kind of having a public media party. We’ve got a KUOW panel here today with Producer Andy Hurst and Editor Phyllis Fletcher.

  • Small homes have Seattle spilling into storage units

    For a fresh start to the new year, people clean out garages… closets… and sheds. They help an aging parent or college-aged kid move into a new space. Some stuff gets donated. Some items, sold. But for the hard-to-part with stuff: people in Seattle turn to storage units. Doing his own winter organizing: Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts. He’ll tell us more about the self-storage industry.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Katie Wilson has big goals (and expectations) as Seattle's new mayor

    It’s been a busy week for Mayor Katie Wilson.  And her constituents have a lot of expectations… The new Mayor promised to tackle some of the city’s biggest issues.  We’ll hear from KUOW Politics Reporter Scott Greenstone on what to look for in Wilson’s first few months leading the city.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Local leaders and community members are reacting to the American military action in Venezuela, Seattle city leaders are being sworn in, and the state legislative session starts one week from today. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • Casual Friday with Geraldine DeRuiter and Joe Veyera

    This week… Gen Z is trying hard to step into the home ownership game. Amazon users got outraged over an abridged version of "It's a Wonderful Life." And it's the first Casual Friday of 2026, so it's time to set some goals. Author and blogger Geraldine DeRuiter and Factal Editor Joe Veyera are here to break down the week.