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Sports with Art Thiel

The sudden retirement of Seahawk Luke Willson leaves void on and off the field

By Kevin Kniestedt
Published August 27, 2021 at 5:30 AM PDT
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Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson jogs on the field during training camp on Aug. 24, 2020, in Renton.
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Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson jogs on the field during training camp on Aug. 24, 2020, in Renton.

The Seahawks have their third and final preseason game Saturday night against the San Diego Chargers at Lumen Field. But as we hear in a conversation with KNKX’s Kevin Kniestedt and sports commentator Art Thiel, there was a surprising personnel development this week.

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Kevin Kniestedt
Kevin Kniestedt is a journalist, host and producer who began his career at KNKX in 2003. Over his 17 years with the station, he worked as a full time jazz host, a news host and produced the weekly show <a href="https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2020-10-31/farewell-sound-effect-episode-215" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000176-e737-dee2-a3f6-ef3729e20000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1689275568221,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017f-9465-dbd2-a5ff-df6751150000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1689275568221,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017f-9465-dbd2-a5ff-df6751150000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;anchorable.showAnchor&quot;:false,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;Sound Effect&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;NEW&quot;,&quot;attachSourceUrl&quot;:false,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.knkx.org/other-news/2020-10-31/farewell-sound-effect-episode-215&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000189-50ab-d256-a3c9-ffab86a50001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;00000189-50ab-d256-a3c9-ffab86a50000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">Sound Effect</a>. Kevin has conducted or produced hundreds of interviews, has won local and national awards for newscasts and commentary.
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