
Kirsten Kendrick
Morning Edition HostKirsten Kendrick hosts Morning Edition on KNKX and the sports interview series "Going Deep," talking with folks tied to sports in our region about what drives them — as professionals and people.
Kirsten has been hosting Morning Edition on KNKX/KPLU since 2006. Kirsten fell in love with radio in college and has worked in news radio for more than 30 years. She is also a morning person and loves that she is a companion to listeners as they start their day.
Born in Ohio, Kirsten lived in Dallas and Miami before moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2000. She is active in the public radio host community and loves sports. She works with a boxing trainer and is a volunteer Little League umpire. Kirsten and her husband live in Seattle with their son and their dog, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
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Lucia Flores-Wiseman stayed true to her local roots in the semifinals of NBC's singing competition, performing "Black Hole Sun" by Seattle grunge band Soundgarden.
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Friday night's match-up between the Mariners and Padres in San Diego will be the first official game of The Vedder Cup. It's in honor of Eddie Vedder the frontman for Pearl Jam.
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The Seattle Mariners have now won nine series in a row after their 6-5 victory over the A's on Wednesday. The M's came from behind to win that game.
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Washington state's 105-day legislative session ended Sunday. Here's how lawmakers ended up closing the gap on a huge budget deficit and the possibilities for a special session.
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The Seattle Mariner's won Tuesday night, 5-3. All of their runs came from designated hitter Jorge Polanco, in the form of two home runs.
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Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheatre is once again offering a series of outdoor movies this summer.
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School districts across the state have hired a private company to monitor everything students write in an effort to prevent them from hurting themselves or others.
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The Seattle Mariners won on Wednesday 5-3 powered by two home runs from catcher Cal Raleigh.
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The Mariners are at .500 for the season with a record of 8-8 after a weekend sweep of the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park.
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The Seattle Mariners are celebrating a late rally that gave them a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.