Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco came to KNKX in October 2013 as producer and reporter for KNKX’s Morning Edition. He started hosting All Things Considered in 2015.
Ed started in public radio in 2009 at KCAW in Sitka, Alaska, where he covered everything from city government, to education, crime, science, the arts and more. Prior to public radio, Ed worked in newspapers, including four years at the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune, where he covered business, then politics and government.
Ed grew up in Wyandotte, Mich., a suburb of Detroit, and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University.
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It’s been said, usually by people from there, that bagels are better on the East Coast than they are in the Northwest. But KNKX food commentator Nancy Leson – who grew up in Philadelphia – isn’t sure that’s still true.
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Seattle-based Bloodworks Northwest said it was down to about a one-day supply of both platelets and red blood cells.
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Beast & Cleaver has only been open in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood for about two years, but it's already developed a loyal following.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler's vote to impeach former President Trump brought conservative challengers into the 2022 midterm race.
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COVID-19Dr. Jeff Duchin says the omicron variant is worth paying attention to — and local health officials certainly are. But he urges people to slow down and not succumb to panic and speculation about the latest iteration of the coronavirus.
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Kau Kau BBQ Restaurant in Seattle's Chinatown-International District started roasting Thanksgiving turkeys decades ago. It's now an enormously popular tradition with many repeat customers.
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A King County nonprofit announced immediate wage increases for its entire staff. For some, it's a huge raise. But the point, says CHOOSE 180's executive director, is providing a living wage to people doing important work in an expensive region.
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A Seattle high school student said discussion over Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" strayed into territory that was racist. The school district said the teacher and principal created a hostile environment. We talk to a Mary Shelley scholar about how the novel has been read, and misread, over two centuries.
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A flood wall completed in 2018 appears to have saved the city's historic business district from the devastation felt by other communities.
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At last check, 58 percent of workers at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard had been vaccinated.