Bill Radke is an American radio talk show host, web video host, author, comedian and columnist. He currently hosts Seattle's
KUOW-FM
KUOW-FM (94.9 MHz) is a National Public Radio member station in Seattle, Washington. It is the largest of the three full-fledged NPR member stations in the Seattle and Tacoma media market, with two Tacoma-based stations, KNKX and KVTI being t ...
's ''The Record'' and ''Week In Review''. From November 1, 2010 to October 2012 he hosted Seattle's Morning News on
KIRO-FM 97.3 with Linda Thomas in the 5AM to 9AM Pacific time slot.
Previously he had been hosting
American Public Media
American Public Media (APM) is an American company that produces and distributes public radio programs in the United States, the second largest company of its type after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and o ...
’s ''
Marketplace Morning Report
''Marketplace'' is an American radio program that focuses on business, the economy, and events that influence them. The program was first broadcast in 1989. Hosted by Kai Ryssdal since 2005, the show is produced and distributed by American Publi ...
'', a daily business/economy newscast. He also contributed humorous news and commentary segments to KUOW's long-running show ''Sandy Bradley's Pot Luck'', created and hosted the satire show ''Rewind'', distributed by
National Public Radio (NPR)
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized in all lowercase) is an American privately and state funded nonprofit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It differs from other n ...
, and co-hosted the radio show ''
Weekend America
''Weekend America'' was a weekly public radio program dealing with news, popular culture, the arts and more. The program was produced for American Public Media and hosted by John Moe in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
''Weekend America'' launched Saturday ...
'', produced by
American Public Media
American Public Media (APM) is an American company that produces and distributes public radio programs in the United States, the second largest company of its type after NPR. Its non-profit parent, American Public Media Group, also owns and o ...
. As a stand-up comedian, he won the 1992
Seattle International Comedy Competition.
Radke authored the book ''Seattle'' and wrote a weekly humor column in the ''
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (popularly known as the ''Seattle P-I'', the ''Post-Intelligencer'', or simply the ''P-I'') is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States.
Th ...
''. He lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife, two daughters and son.
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External links
''WeekendAmerica'' official website
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Living people
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Place of birth missing (living people)
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