KNKX Public Radio
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Your connection to jazz, blues, and NPR news! Seattle & Tacoma’s NPR station. Listen online at https://www.KNKX.org or on your radio at 88.5FM!
📅 This Public Radio Music Day, join us in celebrating the sounds of the Pacific Northwest! Public radio music is live, local, and essential — and together we can keep it that way.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
📅 This Public Radio Music Day, join us in celebrating the sounds of the Pacific Northwest! Public radio music is live, local, and essential — and together we can keep it that way.
Learn more: noncommusic.org/prmd/
Learn more: noncommusic.org/prmd/
Since 2023, new payroll tax in Washington has accumulated $2.5 billion dollars for the long-term care program WA Cares.
This November, voters will decide whether the state should be able to invest that money in the stock market.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
This November, voters will decide whether the state should be able to invest that money in the stock market.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Since 2023, new payroll tax in Washington has accumulated $2.5 billion dollars for the long-term care program WA Cares.
This November, voters will decide whether the state should be able to invest that money in the stock market.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
This November, voters will decide whether the state should be able to invest that money in the stock market.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
Challenger Katie Wilson has gone on a soccer podcast and appeared on a food influencer's Instagram. Incumbent Bruce Harrell's campaign started posting on TikTok after Wilson won the primary.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/politics/202...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/politics/202...
October 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Challenger Katie Wilson has gone on a soccer podcast and appeared on a food influencer's Instagram. Incumbent Bruce Harrell's campaign started posting on TikTok after Wilson won the primary.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/politics/202...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/politics/202...
As our Fall Fund Drive nears its close, we’re grateful for the incredible outpouring of support from our community. If the words of our listeners resonate with you, please join them in becoming a monthly donor at knkx.org/donate. Thank you for your support! #publicradio #npr #knkx
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
As our Fall Fund Drive nears its close, we’re grateful for the incredible outpouring of support from our community. If the words of our listeners resonate with you, please join them in becoming a monthly donor at knkx.org/donate. Thank you for your support! #publicradio #npr #knkx
It's Jazz Alley Day on KNKX! We’re honored to offer you the chance to experience it yourself in one of the nation’s best live music rooms. When you make a gift in any amount before midnight, you’ll receive a 2-for-1 coupon to experience a show at Seattle’s premier jazz club. bit.ly/3FPmMrR
October 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It's Jazz Alley Day on KNKX! We’re honored to offer you the chance to experience it yourself in one of the nation’s best live music rooms. When you make a gift in any amount before midnight, you’ll receive a 2-for-1 coupon to experience a show at Seattle’s premier jazz club. bit.ly/3FPmMrR
It's the first day of the fall fund drive and we want to meet our goal in just *one hour* so we can reduce interruptions and keep you connected on the news you need and the jazz you love. Best of all, every gift is matched! Help us speed through this drive with a gift now. www.knkx.org/donate
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's the first day of the fall fund drive and we want to meet our goal in just *one hour* so we can reduce interruptions and keep you connected on the news you need and the jazz you love. Best of all, every gift is matched! Help us speed through this drive with a gift now. www.knkx.org/donate
A Good Mariners Morning! Through the highs and lows, KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick brings you the latest about the M's, but it's not every morning that she gets to report the Mariners’ first division title in 24 years and Cal Raleigh's 60th home run! @mariners.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A Good Mariners Morning! Through the highs and lows, KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick brings you the latest about the M's, but it's not every morning that she gets to report the Mariners’ first division title in 24 years and Cal Raleigh's 60th home run! @mariners.com
The Seattle Mariners (@mariners.com) have clinched their first playoff berth since 2022. They beat the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park, 4-3. The Yankees also won, sending the M's to the postseason. 📸: Ryan Sun/AP
September 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Seattle Mariners (@mariners.com) have clinched their first playoff berth since 2022. They beat the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park, 4-3. The Yankees also won, sending the M's to the postseason. 📸: Ryan Sun/AP
English flute and sax star Chip Wickham's new album, The Eternal Now, is a calming collection invigorated with captivating beats.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
September 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
English flute and sax star Chip Wickham's new album, The Eternal Now, is a calming collection invigorated with captivating beats.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
HIRING: KNKX in partnership with KUOW is hiring a reporter to cover state government, public policy, and politics for public radio and digital audiences across western Washington and the broader region. #JournoJobs #PublicRadio
Learn more: www.knkx.org/careers
Learn more: www.knkx.org/careers
September 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
HIRING: KNKX in partnership with KUOW is hiring a reporter to cover state government, public policy, and politics for public radio and digital audiences across western Washington and the broader region. #JournoJobs #PublicRadio
Learn more: www.knkx.org/careers
Learn more: www.knkx.org/careers
Molly Hashimoto's Trees of the West is part catalogue and part instruction manual for artists. She says getting outside and slowing down can lead to new awareness of the world around you.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/environment/...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/environment/...
September 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Molly Hashimoto's Trees of the West is part catalogue and part instruction manual for artists. She says getting outside and slowing down can lead to new awareness of the world around you.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/environment/...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/environment/...
A collective of #Seattle artists, DJs, and record labels have signed an open pledge to remove their music from #Spotify, a major player in audio streaming.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
September 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A collective of #Seattle artists, DJs, and record labels have signed an open pledge to remove their music from #Spotify, a major player in audio streaming.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-09...
Join KNKX for a celebration of BirdNote's 20th Anniversary with special guest, author Amy Tan on December 2, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall #Seattle. Get your tickets now! (@birdnote.bsky.social)
🎟️: www.knkx.org/2025-07-30/a...
🎟️: www.knkx.org/2025-07-30/a...
September 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Join KNKX for a celebration of BirdNote's 20th Anniversary with special guest, author Amy Tan on December 2, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall #Seattle. Get your tickets now! (@birdnote.bsky.social)
🎟️: www.knkx.org/2025-07-30/a...
🎟️: www.knkx.org/2025-07-30/a...
Local governments are grappling with thorny ethical questions and working to set norms on how and when generative AI should be used for official business as adoption outpaces existing guardrails.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
August 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Local governments are grappling with thorny ethical questions and working to set norms on how and when generative AI should be used for official business as adoption outpaces existing guardrails.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/government/2...
#ChatGPT launched nearly three years ago. It is now the world’s fifth-most visited website.
To better understand how local governments use the technology, we filed public records requests seeking two years’ worth of ChatGPT logs from nearly a dozen #Washington cities.
Learn more: bit.ly/45VSKwa
To better understand how local governments use the technology, we filed public records requests seeking two years’ worth of ChatGPT logs from nearly a dozen #Washington cities.
Learn more: bit.ly/45VSKwa
August 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
#ChatGPT launched nearly three years ago. It is now the world’s fifth-most visited website.
To better understand how local governments use the technology, we filed public records requests seeking two years’ worth of ChatGPT logs from nearly a dozen #Washington cities.
Learn more: bit.ly/45VSKwa
To better understand how local governments use the technology, we filed public records requests seeking two years’ worth of ChatGPT logs from nearly a dozen #Washington cities.
Learn more: bit.ly/45VSKwa
Until December, Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association presents a jazz series at the storied Panama Hotel in Seattle's Japantown-Nihonmachi district.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-08...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-08...
August 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Until December, Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association presents a jazz series at the storied Panama Hotel in Seattle's Japantown-Nihonmachi district.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-08...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-08...
Recently completed murals in downtown #Seattle are part of an effort to beautify the city ahead of next year's World Cup matches, and to get visitors and residents exploring different areas.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Recently completed murals in downtown #Seattle are part of an effort to beautify the city ahead of next year's World Cup matches, and to get visitors and residents exploring different areas.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
More than a dozen bronze statues in #Seattle have been vandalized or stolen since 2020. There's an effort underway to replace the beloved Sadako and the Thousand Cranes statue.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
August 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
More than a dozen bronze statues in #Seattle have been vandalized or stolen since 2020. There's an effort underway to replace the beloved Sadako and the Thousand Cranes statue.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/arts-culture...
What an incredible turnout of outpouring support for the KNKX benefit concert at The Royal Room this past Friday. Stephanie Anne Johnson closed out the night with a great set alongside pianist Jake Sele. We may have lost federal funding, but community support like this will help secure our future.
August 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What an incredible turnout of outpouring support for the KNKX benefit concert at The Royal Room this past Friday. Stephanie Anne Johnson closed out the night with a great set alongside pianist Jake Sele. We may have lost federal funding, but community support like this will help secure our future.
Is it a game of musical chairs? Kind of! We're very excited to launch our new music schedule today! Tune in today at 88.5FM or at knkx.org!
August 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Is it a game of musical chairs? Kind of! We're very excited to launch our new music schedule today! Tune in today at 88.5FM or at knkx.org!
Water levels appeared to fluctuated more than normal this morning in Port Angeles due to the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East.
Explore more observations via tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
Explore more observations via tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
July 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Water levels appeared to fluctuated more than normal this morning in Port Angeles due to the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East.
Explore more observations via tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
Explore more observations via tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
The stereotype of Californians moving to #Seattle has been the subject of ridicule for decades, but the scale of the California exodus to Washington is shifting.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...
July 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The stereotype of Californians moving to #Seattle has been the subject of ridicule for decades, but the scale of the California exodus to Washington is shifting.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...
🎙️All Blues runs on rhythm, soul… and YOU! Keep the blues alive — become a sustainer and support KNKX today!🎶 #publicradio #allblues #knkx
Learn more: www.knkx.org/donate
Learn more: www.knkx.org/donate
July 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
🎙️All Blues runs on rhythm, soul… and YOU! Keep the blues alive — become a sustainer and support KNKX today!🎶 #publicradio #allblues #knkx
Learn more: www.knkx.org/donate
Learn more: www.knkx.org/donate
People born outside of #Washington state now make up a higher share of #Seattle area residents than locals. But what's driving population growth now is different from a decade ago.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...
July 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
People born outside of #Washington state now make up a higher share of #Seattle area residents than locals. But what's driving population growth now is different from a decade ago.
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...
Learn more: www.knkx.org/science/2025...