Freddy Monares
All Things Considered ProducerFreddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career.
Outside of work, Freddy enjoys hikes, bike rides and trying new restaurants. He is excited to learn from and get to know the people at KNKX and in the Pacific Northwest.
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Built largely during the pandemic, the Seattle Convention Center's new Summit building promises to bring more foot traffic at a time when downtown businesses are clamoring for it.
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Roger Silva was part of the crew that assembled the Tacoma Dome's wooden roof. Completed in April 1983, the iconic structure celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.
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The Spanish radio station in Tacoma is building a sense of community for bilingual residents in the South Sound.
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Ebbets Field Flannels was founded in the late 1980s in Seattle and has been creating vintage-style sports apparel since. Founder Jerry Cohen talks about his early interest in baseball and what makes a good uniform or cap logo.
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In his new book about the connections between African Americans and the Sudan, University of Washington professor Christopher Tounsel takes note of Andrew Brimmer, the first Black member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and economic uncertainty on the horizon, Seattle-based Brooks Running is expanding its headquarters and topped $1 billion in revenue for the first time.
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Seattle’s city council recently issued a proclamation naming 2023 the year of the P-Patch.
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J'Nai Bridges, a native of Lakewood, Wash. makes her Seattle Opera debut this weekend as Delilah in "Samson and Delilah." It's a role she first sang three years ago, but now feels more ready to take on.
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Dr. Faisal Khan's first winter as public health director for Seattle and King County includes navigating a "tripledemic" of respiratory viruses that have overloaded hospitals. Despite facing funding challenges and a rebound of diseases spread through sex, Khan says he's joined an "exemplary" department.
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Washington Senator Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as the U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore by Vice President Kamala Harris.