There’s one thing I have been pushing for, and dealing on, at KUOW for a very long time. Now, I can present it to you. Test this out.
This put up initially appeared in KUOW’s Right this moment So Far publication for June 21, 2022.
Hiya TSF neighborhood! I am again on the desk, which implies KUOW’s publication is coming at you. And to kick issues off, I’ve one thing particular to inform you. It is kind of a giant deal for me.
Say good day to the Right this moment So Far Weblog!
Sure, a weblog. That is one thing I’ve pushed for at KUOW for some time now, for a lot of causes that I will not bore you with right here. Briefly, ever since I first got here to KUOW, I’ve seen that this station stories lots of info. However not all of it makes it on-line for one motive or one other. There are additionally lots of insights that reporters have. I do know, as a result of I chitchat about all of it with them behind the scenes. There has by no means been a chance so that you can get all this on-line. I’ve lengthy endeavored to alter that.
After some conferences, backend programing, begging, crying, just a few bribes, and extra conferences, we’re lastly able to increase the vibe of Right this moment So Far with this new weblog. Similar to this text, you will see that regular, fast updates there daily, together with copies of this text (so you may simply share it with your folks), together with my random “Did You Know” factoids. Additionally, loads of information briefs from our proficient newsroom, and maybe some behind-the-scenes insights that present just a little extra nuance across the information. All that, and extra. And since I am on the helm, certain, there’ll in all probability be just a few popular culture references thrown in.
Try the brand new Right this moment So Far Weblog right here (or you may simply Google “KUOW weblog,” it can come proper up). I am ecstatic to share it with you.
OK, what else is happening at KUOW right now…
First, I need to be aware that you may watch the Home committee public hearings on the January 6 rebel right here.
Did you catch the intense low tides throughout Puget Sound lately? Apparently, they weren’t as “excessive” as anticipated, however they had been nonetheless very, very low. Forecasters thought that the tides can be the bottom since 2009, contemplating measurements of the Earth, moon, and solar, amongst different components. If you happen to missed the tidal present this weekend, you will have one other probability in 2025 when a 19-year cycle within the moon’s wobble will peak.
Lastly, have you ever seen the most recent adverts for placing photo voltaic panels on your own home? Heads up: They is perhaps a bit deceptive. A slew of on-line photo voltaic panel adverts are making claims which can be both partly unfaithful, or are simply plain scammy. Reporter Tom Banse sheds some mild on this business as photo voltaic panel installers try to get the reality out. Learn the total story right here.
AS SEEN ON KUOW
Chris Morgan and Dr. Paul James snorkel in Gold Creek at Snoqualmie Move to rely fish. The newest episode of The Wild brings Morgan up the mountain to see restoration initiatives at work, in addition to an entire ecosystem underneath simply a few ft of water. (Matt Martin / KUOW)
DID YOU KNOW?
José Carlos Diaz is the Seattle Artwork Museum’s new deputy director for artwork, which is a reasonably important job since, ya know, it’s an artwork museum in any case.
Plenty of us consider SAM because the downtown constructing with Hammering Man in entrance of it (thanks to simply about each Western Washington Okay-12 instructor having the identical concept of bringing younger college students to the artwork museum yearly). However SAM is definitely three places — the Olympic Sculpture Park, the Seattle Asian Artwork Museum, and the downtown constructing the place younger college students within the Nineteen Nineties would sit of their discipline journey buses and yell at individuals coming and going from the Lusty Woman throughout the road.
SAM started when the Washington Arts Affiliation joined forces with the Seattle Effective Arts Society in 1917. It was first known as the “Effective Arts Society.” In 1931, it modified its identify to the “Artwork Institute of Seattle.” Not lengthy after that, the Fuller household (members of the group) offered funding to construct a museum at Volunteer Park. Richard E. Fuller served because the museum’s first director by way of the Seventies (and by no means took a wage for the gig). It grew from there to the SAM we all know and love right now.
ALSO ON OUR MINDS
Greater than three-quarters of adults in america say they’ve skilled excessive climate within the final 5 years, together with hurricanes, wildfires, floods and warmth waves, the survey discovered. And most of the people who are suffering main climate harm or monetary issues don’t obtain cash from the federal authorities.
