Matt Markovich

Matt Markovich brings 30+ years worth of reporting experience to KIRO Newsradio. He was originally brought to Seattle by KIRO-TV in 1991. After three years, he moved over to KOMO-TV and was there until the fall of 2021. After that, he did some fill-in talk show work here at KIRO-FM before moving over to FOX 13 as their political reporter. He’s a winner of 14 Northwest Emmy Awards. Matt began his broadcast career at KMET-FM in Los Angeles as a surf reporter while was going to college at UC Santa Barbara (his hometown) and making Mr. Zog’s Sex Wax. If you know what it is, you know why Matt was hired as a surf reporter. KMET brought him on full-time as a 19 year old radio producer/reporter at one of the largest rock ‘n roll stations in the country. He later finished up college at San Diego State University. He races Hobie Catamarans competitively, loves to ski, now ‘surfs’ the world wide web and shares travel secrets. He’s been married to his wife Carlissa for 26 years, has a son Josh, 23 and daughter Jessie 21 plus two labs Mekah and Georgia.

Seattle Police Department faces staffing shortages causing slower response times

Despite a very public push to recruit new officers, staffing challenges and response times have changed very little within SPD.

12 hours ago

How does Washington fix its eviction case backlog? A constitutional change is needed

King County is struggling with this workload due to a constitutional requirement that unlawful detainer cases must be heard by a constitutional commissioner.

5 days ago

Washington Supreme Court rejects bid to return convicted murderer, documentary star to prison

The Washington State Supreme Court rejected an effort to send convicted murderer Kimonti Dennis Carter back to prison on Thursday.

6 days ago

Washington Republicans face internal feud over endorsements ahead of elections

Washington Republicans are in the midst of an experiment, leading to a political family feud over the most "electable" candidates.

6 days ago

Markovich: What would ‘the most trusted man in America’ think of AI, ‘news’ now?

What would Walter Cronkite think of artificial intelligence in our world of opinionated "news" outlets (and that's news in quotes)?

7 days ago

‘Discriminatory practices’: Seattle police captain sues city, Chief Adrian Diaz

A longtime Seattle Police Department captain filed a discrimination lawsuit Monday against the city of Seattle and Chief Adrian Diaz.

7 days ago

Seattle police aptitude test under scrutiny amid recruitment struggles

An aptitude test used by the Seattle Police Department is being questioned as a potential reason the city is struggling to recruit officers.

8 days ago

Signature gathering begins for initiative to keep natural gas in Washington

Those seeking to halt the state's efforts to eliminate natural gas use in homes and buildings want to get the measure on the November ballot.

12 days ago

Judge tosses lawsuit aimed at removing state’s gender-affirming care for youth

A federal judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two anti-transgender groups challenging a state law.

13 days ago

Privacy vs. finding stolen cars: Seattle considers expanding license plate readers

The Seattle Police Department aims to dramatically expand the use of license plate readers to all 360 of its vehicles.

14 days ago

King County Council votes to increase minimum wage by 25%

The Metropolitan King County Council voted Tuesday to increase the minimum wage in unincorporated King County by 25%.

14 days ago

Markovich: What do President Joe Biden and Sammy Sosa have in common?

A hotel charged $55 to have your picture taken with baseball’s Sammy Sosa. For President Biden, that photo would cost a minimum of $25,000.

15 days ago

Both duplicate Bob Fergusons withdraw from governors race

AG Bob Ferguson sent two cease-and-desist letters to two other Robert Fergusons in an effort to remove their names from the August primary ballot.

16 days ago

Markovich: Elected officials need accountability for their ‘generosity’ with our tax dollars

When King County dug into its pocket and pulled out $2 million to help dozens of asylum seekers and refugees in Tukwila -- I took a pause.

1 month ago

Seattle’s budget woes just got worse with new labor agreements

Despite a hiring freeze and budget belt-tightening, the Seattle City Council may soon vote to increase the city's budget deficit.

2 months ago

‘Strippers Bill of Rights’ signed into law, allows adult establishments to serve alcohol

The Washington state House advanced a so-called ‘Strippers Bill of Rights’ along a party-line vote 58-36, but not before making substantial changes to the original Senate version.

2 months ago

Markovich: What I learned this legislative session is citizens can break a 1-party rule

What was most remarkable covering this legislative session were the votes on three citizen initiatives and the break from one-party rule.