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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The National Baseball Hall of Fame has announced its 10 finalists for the 2025 Ford C. Frick Award. And, this year, Root Sports Northwest announcer Dave Sims is one of the finalists.
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All four of this year's ballot initiatives are designed to repeal laws that were enacted by the Legislature or bar laws that were passed from taking effect. This is a change from some past years. -
The Seattle Mariners' season is over. They had a total of 85 wins and 77 losses. One of the highlights of the final game was a home run by catcher Cal Raleigh.
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The Seattle Storm may look a little different next season. Free agency and an expansion draft could change the make-up of the team, a bit.
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When a police officer does something wrong, one option is decertification – taking away their badge and gun, for good. But there are some hurdles. -
Co-founder of an all-female skydiving team and longtime professional skydiver Melanie Curtis, talked with KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick during a recent visit to Seattle. -
General election contests are taking shape. KNKX's Kirsten Kendrick talks with Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner about recent major political events. -
Matt Driscoll, the popular columnist and opinion editor for the Tacoma News Tribune died unexpectedly on July 22, at the age of 43. -
Katie Prettyman will be representing Washington in the 2024 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest on Coney Island. -
After the U.S. Supreme Court decision that local governments can punish people for sleeping in public spaces, what are the possible effects here in Washington?
