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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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.
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Members of Washington state’s delegation said they’re hoping to safeguard as many Democratic policies as possible. -
In a blow to Seattle real estate, a prominent developer has defaulted on a 240-million dollar loan, but experts still see strength in the city’s commercial real estate market.
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The sides had been arguing over pay and working conditions when talks broke down. The company then barred the workers from their shifts and brought in replacements.
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Whales and ships tend to share the same waters, putting the animals at risk for collisions. A study identifies whale-strike “hotspots” around the globe.
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The Seattle School Board voted to officially shelve plans for closing multiple schools next year.
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With over 125-thousand people without power in the region, it might be a good time to ask how long it takes to throw out the food in your refrigerator when the power goes out. -
The local capital gains tax proposal targets investment income of 2% on gains over $262,000, but skeptics say the tax would drive wealthy people out of the city.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is pitching a renewed effort to combat crime and disorder in the city’s core.
