Ross Reynolds

Ross Reynolds retired from KUOW in January 2021 as Executive Producer for Community Engagement. Before that he was a KUOW program host for 16 years on ‘Seattle Afternoon’ ‘The Conversation. He e hosted the KCTS-TV interview program ‘Upon Reflection’. His awards include the 2011 Public Radio News Directors First Place in the Call-in category for “Living in a White City”. He has also been KUOW’s News Director and Program Director. As Program Director he oversaw KUOW’s format change from News/Classical Music to News/Talk. The change led to 25 years of audience growth.

With chief engineer Terry Denbrook he created KUOW’s first web site. Before KUOW Ross was news director at KBOO Radio in Portland, Oregon and News/Public Affairs Director at WCUW Radio in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has a master degree in digital media from the University of Washington School of Communications. In 2015 he was named to the University of Washington Communication Alumni Hall of Fame. He is also an honorary Seattle Seafair Pirate. His pirate name is ‘Rotten Ross’.