Emil Moffatt

1 week ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

Seattle Symphony performs Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero” starting Thursday evening at Benaroya Hall. The performances will also include a new flute concerto. It’s called “Rhapsody on a Theme by Joni.”“It’s a wonderful, wonderful work,” said Seattle Symphony principal flutist Demarre McGill. “It’s by a composer and flutist who I've admired over many years, Allison Loggins-Hull.”McGill said the piece was inspired by two women – Joni Mitchell and New York flutist Alex Sopp, a friend of Loggins-Hull.

1 week ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

On Wednesday at McCaw Hall in Seattle, there will be two rocking chairs on stage. One will be occupied by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the other by TV icon William Shatner. The two are taking part in a conversation called "Rocking: The Universe is Absurd." It's being described as a rare evening of cosmic banter that covers space humanity and the absurdities of the universe. Shatner and Tyson joined KNKX’s All Things Considered via video call to preview the event.

2 weeks ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt |David Fischer

On June 12, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to rescind funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. KNKX receives more than $600,000 a year from the CPB. In this conversation, KNKX General Manager David Fisher and All Things Considered Host, Emil Moffatt talk about what the possible implications are for Public Media and for KNKX. Note: This transcript is provided for reference only and may contain typos. Please confirm accuracy before quoting.

4 weeks ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

It has been a transformational six years on Seattle’s waterfront. In 2019, runners and walkers took part in a race, which ended on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Joy Shigaki, the CEO of Friends of Waterfront Park says the event happened just a few months before the viaduct was torn down. “A lot of people remember how beautiful it was to do the final walk or run and take in and mark the historic moment in our city, for this next-generation project which was Waterfront Park,” said Shigaki.

1 month ago | knkx.org | Emil Moffatt

On many weekends in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood, it can feel like you’re inside a sports stadium, even though you are actually on the streetThere are vendors selling hot dogs, bottles of water and t-shirts on Occidental Avenue near Lumen Field and T-Mobile Park. In addition to these pop-up stands, brick-and-mortar shops and restaurants in Pioneer Square also see an increase in traffic before and after sporting events.