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John O'Brien

Seattle

Producer, Speakers Forum at KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)

Host, Producer at Speakers Forum

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  • Seattle’s 135-year-old ‘irrational’ love affair with Bartell Drugs draws to a sad close

    1 day ago | m.kuow.org | Kim Malcolm |John O'Brien

    Bartell Drugs on Greenwood Avenue in Seattle, just north of 85th Street, circa 1950s. Wikimedia Commons We learned recently that all of the remaining Bartell Drugs stores will close this year. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to local historian Feliks Banel to mark the sad final chapter of a remarkable business story. They talked about what led to the moment in 1890 when 22-year-old pharmacist George H. Bartell Sr. bought a drug store in Seattle, and what happened next.

  • Seattle scores a Professional Women’s Hockey League expansion team

    1 week ago | m.kuow.org | Paige Browning |John O'Brien

    The Professional Women's Hockey League announced this week it will expand to Seattle next season. Seattle will soon be home to all three of America's professional women's sports leagues, hockey, soccer and basketball. The yet to be named Seattle team will play at Climate Pledge Arena and share the Kraken’s training facility. Seattle Times sports reporter Kate Shefte talked to KUOW’s Paige Browning about what to expect from the new team. This interview has been edited for clarity.

  • A record-size run of pink salmon may be headed toward Washington state

    2 weeks ago | m.kuow.org | Kim Malcolm |John O'Brien

    Biologists expect a record number of pink salmon to return to Puget Sound and Washington rivers and streams this year. And while that may seem like a good signal about salmon habitat, it's also raising some concerns. Matt Bogaard is a specialist in chum, pink and sockeye salmon species with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what a big run of pinks means for our region. This interview has been edited for clarity.

  • WA legislature races toward deadline to hammer out a budget

    4 weeks ago | kuow.org | Kim Malcolm |John O'Brien

    With a potential $16 billion shortfall looming, legislators in Olympia are scrambling to find budget fixes with less than two weeks left in the session. Jerry Cornfield writes for The Washington State Standard. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about his new article, which outlines the latest options being considered. Why you can trust KUOW

  • Scientists at NOAA’s Montlake Laboratory helped clean bathrooms after maintenance contracts lapsed

    1 month ago | kuow.org | Kim Malcolm |John O'Brien

    Trump administration spending cuts are disrupting work at a federal facility in Seattle. A recent ProPublica story revealed that scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Montlake Laboratory were helping clean bathrooms after their facilities’ maintenance contract wasn't renewed. Nick Tolimieri is a biologist and a union rep with the local fisheries chapter. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what’s going on. This interview has been edited for clarity.

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