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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 29 MIN

How Lori Matsukawa became a Seattle news icon

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If you’re a TV news viewer in  Seattle, there’s a REALLY good chance you know this signoff: “Lori Matsukawa, KING 5 News”  Lori spent 36 years as one of KING 5’s most celebrated news anchors, before retiring in 2019. Now, she has written a memoir which takes readers from rural Oahu, to Stanford University, and from the skies above Mt. St. Helens as it erupted to the Imperial Palace of Japan.  Lori Matsukawa’s book is titled “Being There: Memoir of an Asian American Journalist.”  GUEST: Lori Matsukawa LINK: Being There: Memoir of an Asian American Journalist by Lori Matsukawa Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Lori Matsukawa reflects on 36 years at KING 5 news and beyond with Soundside's Libby Denkmann

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