Dori Monson

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Dori Monson

Before his passing in 2023, Dori Monson was a hard-hitting, side-splitting and (occasionally) gut-wrenching government watchdog. A Dori Monson Show feature had been honored with two national Edward R. Murrow awards. Dori was also a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award’s Radio Large Market Host of the Year.

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 4: Hour 1

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 4: Hour 1

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 4: Hour 3

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 4: Hour 3

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 4: Hour 2

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 4: Hour 2

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 3: Hour 3

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 3: Hour 3

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 3: Hour 2

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 3: Hour 2

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 3: Hour 1

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 3: Hour 1

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 2: Hour 3

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 2: Hour 3

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 2: Hour 2

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 2: Hour 2

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 2: Hour 1

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 2: Hour 1

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 1: Hour 3

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 1: Hour 3

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 1: Hour 2

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 1: Hour 2

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    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 1: Hour 1

    The Very Best of the Dori Monson Show, Day 1: Hour 1

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    A Tribute to Dori Monson

    Dori Monson died on New Years Eve 2022 at 8:00pm. He was 61 years old. On January 2, 2023, John Curley hosted a tribute, which aired on KIRO Newsradio from 9:00am to 6:00pm.

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    Hour 3: Children’s medicine shortage

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Curley stops by // Children’s medicine shortage // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Movie theaters made no money in 2022

    Fastest 15 // LIVE: Moscow press conference on the arrest of a suspect in the Idaho student murders // Diaz with his plan to decrease violence in Seattle in 2023 // Movie theaters made no money in 2022

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    Hour 1: Twitter leaves Seattle

    Big Lead @ Noon // Shooting deaths in Seattle increased by 23 percent in 2022 // Squatters cause dangerous fire in Northgate backyard // Latest on Katie Porter berating an employee for giving her COVID // Twitter leaves Seattle // Former Zulily employee pulls off “Office Space” inspired scheme

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    Hour 3: Recount in AZ has troublesome results

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Dems still silent on Clyde Shavers // Recount in AZ has troublesome results // I’m actually surprised this doesn’t happen more often - Man refuses to surrender in stand off with cops until he smokes and then finishes his hot pocket // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Rainier HS basketball team stuck in Vegas

    Fastest 15 // Rainier HS basketball team stuck in Vegas for days trying to get home thanks to Southwest // Flight cancellations cost this dad a new heart // Military can’t recruit so they’re allowing folks with behavioral challenges // The Cannabis Social Equity applications opening next week // Time Mag calls exercise racist - of course // Katie Porter fires employee that gave her COVID

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    Hour 1: Marysville fed up with open drug use

    Big Lead @ Noon // Marysville fed up with open drug use // Displaying salary ranges in posting the law after NYE // GUEST: Jon Nehring, Mayor of Marysville, on enforcing laws regarding doing drugs in public

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    Hour 3: Whoopi reiterates Holocaust comments that she was suspended for

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Power outages // Tulsi Gabbard with Santos // Whoopi reiterates Holocaust comments that she was suspended for // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Dave Wyman stops by

    Fastest 15 // Southwest chaos // Dems in Wa want incarcerated folks to get min wage // Dave Wyman stops by

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    Hour 1: Power outages and wind last night

    Big Lead @ Noon // Power outages and wind last night // Woman hit over the head with a rock waiting for a bus near Piroshky, Piroshky // GUEST:  News Nation Correspondent Ali Bradley on the border crisis after migrants tells her they're Ubering to the border from the Tijuana airport

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    Hour 3: CNN bans alcohol from NYE coverage

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Title 49 stays put via SCOTUS // Major drug bust over the holidays, silence still from Inslee // CNN bans alcohol from NYE coverage // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: 39 Hyundai's and Kia's stolen in Pierce Co on Christmas Eve

    Fastest 15 // Russell drama on Christmas // 39 Hyundai's and Kia's stolen in Pierce Co on Christmas Eve // Lying politician apologizes, says it's no big deal // Brandi with Senators Mark Mullett and Lynda Wilson on their bi-partisan attempt to limit the governor's emergency powers // NY Times’ sympathetic towards Bankman-Fried

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    Hour 1: Piroshky Piroshky reopens

    Big Lead @ Noon // Brandi Kruse in for Dori this week // Power Substation attacks // Piroshky Piroshky reopens // Airport chaos on Christmas continues // GUEST: Olga Sagan, owner of Piroshky, Piroshky, on re-opening this week after being closed for almost a year because she felt it was unsafe for her employees and customers to be downtown Seattle // Migrants dropped off at Kamala’s house Christmas Eve

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    Hour 3: Biden and the Border Crisis

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Curley stops by to talk Biden funding UW AI that identifies microaggressions on social media // Biden and the Border Crisis // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: What Joe Kent’s plans are

    Fastest 15 // Iowa sportscaster gets assigned weather coverage // We have an update on what Joe Kent’s plans are // Marine Corps might stop using “sir” and “ma’am” - you know why // Now indigenous groups are going after Avatar because they represent a “white man’s fantasy” // Hugh Jackman calls for ‘gender neutral awards” category for acting // GUEST: Greg Bakke, Forgotten Children’s Fund, short on bikes this year // Study says exercise decreases your severe COVID risk - hmm, guess shutting down gyms was a dumb idea

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    Hour 1: Lots of teen crime

    Big Lead @ Noon // Chris Sullivan live on airport delays, I-90 closures and ice // Cantwell says she’s secured light rail funding and it will be funded “ahead of schedule” // Feds give grant to the Monorail …that nobody rides // Lots of teen crime // Teen arrested after firing shots from a stolen gun in S. Lake Union // Local teen and 21 year old linked to over 30 robberies // Inspired by TikTok teens rob USPS carrier // Idaho 14 year old pleads guilty to attempted murder after friends’ step dad said they could go to the park // The eight teens in Canada who killed a homeless man for his alcohol // Florida teen beat mom for telling him to clean his room // Pot sales are down!

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    Hour 3: Joe Kent concedes

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Joe Kent concedes // Don Lemon defending CNN “there’s nothing fake” about it // If you bought lotto tix and the recipient won over 100K, could you be happy? Would you expect a cut? // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Elizabeth Warren picking fights with Musk

    Fastest 15 // Terrifying story about Bellingham woman eaten by a shark in Hawaii // Musk says he’ll step down when he finds someone “foolish” enough to take over // Trump praises Elon // Elizabeth Warren picking fights with Musk, his response is she’s harmed the US // GUEST: Marty Hartman, Mary's Place, on their need for help this year, especially for these snowy days // Actor Tim Robbins regrets turning on the unvaxxed and unmasked

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    Hour 1: Serial jogger groper sought in Seattle

    Big Lead @ Noon // Serial jogger groper sought in Seattle // WA transfers child-rapist who ‘sometimes identifies as a woman” to women’s prison // GUEST: Bill Cahill, owner of Beacon Plumbing and Electrical on the Seattle he misses and encourages folks to fight for // Film critic makes Twitter private after she criticizes Avatar for using white people to portray blue people

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    Hour 3: Should ‘Paddles and prayer' be brought back to the classroom?

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Curley joins Brandi to talk Inslee and guns // Should ‘Paddles and prayer' be brought back to the classroom? // The NYTimes crossword puzzle shaped like a swastika on the first day of Hanukkah // Downtown Art biz hit 6 times in 17 months // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Pelosi scolds, refuses to answer question

    Fastest 15 // Cornell makes letter grades optional because of ‘diversity’ // Meanwhile student sin NYC demand refunds and ‘A’ grades after protesting // Students of color allowed to have “safe space” from white males at Pomona College // Study from U of Toronto says “Unvaccinated are most likely to get in a fender-bender” // Pelosi scolds, refuses to answer question about serving out her term // Biden with Drew Barrymore in fluff interview // Biden says he’s been to Iraq and Afghanistan as President twice - he hasn’t // Biden advisor suggests Biden won’t visit the border bc his motorcade would cause a traffic jam // Twitter drama // Whiny kids at Starbucks striking for 3 days now

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    Hour 1: Everett gun buy back hands out 241 gift cards

    Big Lead @ Noon // Brandi Kruse in for Dori // Inslee on homelessness // Inslee and Fergie bills to combat gun violence // Everett gun buy back hands out 241 gift cards // Inslee and Fergie bills to combat gun violence

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    Hour 3: Children's Emmy Awards

    Big Lead @ 2pm // John Curley stops by // Children's Emmy Awards // More Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Available King County jobs

    Fastest 15 // Available jobs with King Co // Some Awesome Audio // Brandi Kruse stops by

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    Hour 1: WSP leaving vehicle theft task force

    Big Lead @ Noon // GUEST: Sheriff Ed Troyer on politicians targeting him and the media turning on him // More COVID vax data // WSP leaving vehicle theft task force

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    Hour 2: Biden admin may cripple the boating industry

    Fastest 15 // Inslee housing budget proposal // Hotel bought to house homeless in Edmonds closes due to "Drug manufacturing or storage" // Biden admin may cripple the boating industry // GUEST:  Snohomish Councilmember Nate Nehring on the Edmonds hotel purchased by the County for homeless housing, shut down within four months because of drug use // 2022 version of It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Seattle

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    Hour 1: The Troyer verdict

    Big Lead @ Noon // The Troyer verdict // GUEST:  Ed Troyer's reaction to a 'not guilty' verdict // Letter from a listener

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    Hour 3: AM Radio and electric cars

    Big Lead @ 2pm // AM Radio and electric cars // Kia attacked for St. Jude donation // Dori's Christmas Show appearance // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Dictionary.com announces its word of the year

    Fastest 15 // Leno's first interview since his big fire // Dictionary.com announces word of the year -  it's woman // Brock Huard stops by // John Kirby on Victor Bout - he would've been out in seven years

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    Hour 1: The Pay-by-Mile push

    Big Lead @ Noon // Show debate // Wa is the first state to give Obamacare to illegal immigrants // The Pay-by-Mile push // Troyer witch-hunt

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    Hour 3: Teacher says parents are not professionals when it comes to their kids

    Big Lead @ 2pm // 35th anniversary of Rich Marriott at KING-5 // Robert Griffin III uses a horrible slur for black people on MNF // Woman who wouldn't vote for straight man for school board has now resigned // Teacher says parents are not professionals when it comes to their kids // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Patty Murray officially third in line for President

    Fastest 15 // Patty Murray officially third in line for Prez // 50 teachers in one Florida district have quit because kids are so horrible // More young adults than ever living with parents // NY Times call Fetterman one of the 93 most 'stylish people' // WaPo uses "conservative" as a slur and to discredit // Dave Wyman stops by

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    Hour 1: The best of Mike Leach

    Big Lead @ Noon // Some of the best of Mike Leach // GUEST:  Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan.com and expert on crypto and bitcoin, shares more insight on the Bankman-fried story

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    Hour 3: Grandma with the nose ring stepping down

    Big Lead @ 2pm // Grandma with the nose ring stepping down // Sword swallower's sword slip // NCAA soccer girl can sue her coach for not participating in social protest // Awesome Audio

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    Hour 2: Elon Musk's new pronouns

    Fastest 15 // Nicole in Vegas // Three ass't principals in Whatcom County charged with failure to report a sexual assault // Buttigieg has taken 18 private jet trips // Trump says he turned down prisoner swap deal with Russia // GUEST: Mark Lindquist on the family of man who died while medics were waiting for cops suing the city for $10-mi // Elon Musk says his new pronouns are "prosecute/Fauci"

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Before his passing in 2023, Dori Monson was a hard-hitting, side-splitting and (occasionally) gut-wrenching government watchdog. A Dori Monson Show feature had been honored with two national Edward R. Murrow awards. Dori was also a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award’s Radio Large Market Host of the Year.

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