Gabriel Spitzer
Fill-in ReporterGabriel Spitzer is a fill-in reporter, producer and host who previously covered science and health and worked on the weekly KNKX show Sound Effect.
Gabriel was previously KNKX's Science and Health Reporter. He joined KNKX in 2012 after covering science, health and the environment at WBEZ in Chicago. There, he created the award-winning mini-show, Clever Apes. He previously was a reporter and host for the Alaska Public Radio Network.
Gabriel received his Master's of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, and his degree in English at Cornell University. He’s been honored with the Kavli Science Journalism Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and won awards from the Association of Health Care Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists and Public Radio News Directors, Inc.
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The Seattle Pandemic Preparedness Cohort study is designed to give a real-time snapshot of which respiratory viruses are out there and how they are evolving and spreading. -
Seattle-based scientists are rolling out a major new study of respiratory viruses in hopes of being better prepared for the next pandemic.
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Transit workers held a memorial in downtown Seattle Friday morning for Shawn Yim — the Metro bus driver killed last month in a confrontation with a passenger. -
A University of Washington study found benefits, and widespread interest, in the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted therapy for health workers still struggling with COVID-era trauma. -
Washington’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, is suing Bellevue-based T-Mobile, accusing the company of mishandling a major data breach.
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Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center say they’re making progress on a cure for genital herpes.
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Two adult mountain lions on the Olympic Peninsula are the latest victims of bird flu in Washington State.
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Chris Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction, is endorsing an effort to ban flavored tobacco products across the state.
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Seattle is expanding a program that lets first responders give opioid withdrawal medication during emergency calls.
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A federal judge has had a say in Seattle policing since 2012, when the city agreed to address biased policing and excessive use of force.
