Kara McDermott
Web ProducerYear started with KUOW: 2013
A former intern of the KUOW web department, Kara was hired as a web producer in 2013. She supports KUOW's web content with graphics, photography and video.
She is a graduate of the University of Washington where she received a B.A. in English and certificates in editing and data visualization. She is certified as a national and remote EMT.
Kara has worked as a freelance editor, soccer reporter and business office manager. She volunteers as an EMT with a rural fire department.
To see more of Kara's KUOW portfolio, visit our current site.
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Call it "canary in the smoke-choked city."While people are struggling with the unhealthy air quality in Seattle, the animals are having similar… -
Seattle-area primary results are below, but we want to highlight some interesting developments from outside our area, where three Republican-held seats… -
Tesla tried to go mass market last year by starting production on the Model 3 – price tag starting at $35,000.It didn’t go well. Delivery lagged; the… -
After public uproar following the initial selection for the city's new head of police, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Tuesday morning that Interim… -
Recent polling shows that almost half of American women say they’ve been sexually assaulted.With that startling statistic in mind, KUOW presents this talk… -
Here’s the thing to know about Special Olympics athletes: They’re adrenaline junkies. And for some, the Games is the perfect outlet for that.“It feels… -
In honor of Orca Awareness Month in Washington state, here are three facts about orcas we didn't know before, courtesy of a talk by Prof. Jason Colby of… -
Fifty years ago, Seattle was trying to decide what do with its center attraction in the wake of the World’s Fair.One man came forward with the idea of… -
When Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct was built in the 1950s, we didn't know much about earthquakes. California's Loma Prieta quake in 1989 opened our eyes… -
Northwesterners have a reputation for loving the outdoors and tirelessly lapping urban lakes. There are a few who push the "active lifestyle" to a cold,…
