Tracy Taylor, who toiled at traffic reporting on KING5, KIRO TV and KIRO Radio, is an award winner in her new career in Auburn. She's now Deputy Mayor: "I had the privilege of receiving a Regional Hometown Hero Award from King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at his 4th annual Hometown Heroes celebration. Thank you to the King County Executive for this recognition, and to those who nominated me. It truly means a so much. I’m grateful for the people who help make this work possible. To my husband, who supports me in living out this public service journey I love every day… to Mayors Backus and Ralph for your mentorship and leadership… to King County Councilmembers Steffanie Fain and VonReichbauer, City of Kent councilmember Toni Troutner, Auburn councilmember Lisa Stirgus, and Hanan Amer for your constant support… and to my parents and in-laws—thank you for being the foundation. And to the friends who showed up today—you know who you are. I’ve also come to really value the reg...
Laura Evans, who was recently fired as KIRO 7 News Director after a stormy three years that led to her being walked out the station and who was later ridiculed by staff posts on social media, is posting for herself on LinkedIn about her doctoral studies and what she saw while visiting the National Association of Broadcasters convention this week in Vegas. Her reputational rehab is fully under way after getting a journalism fellowship in Germany. From my vantage point she had a Plan B ready. "Just back from the NAB conference, and one thing was clear: AI was everywhere. Not theoretical. Not emerging. Everywhere. The scale of it was hard to ignore. AI is already being used in some capacity across many newsrooms. But what stood out at the National Association of Broadcasters' conference was how rapidly it is advancing and how deeply it could be integrated into every part of the media ecosystem. That raises a bigger question for the United States: In the U.S., AI in journa...