Marcie Sillman
Arts and Culture ReporterYear started with KUOW: 1985
Marcie Sillman arrived at KUOW in 1985 to produce the station's daily public affairs program, Seattle After Noon. One year later, she became the local voice of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon news magazine. After five years holding down the drive-time microphone, a new opportunity arose. Along with Dave Beck and Steve Scher, Marcie helped create Weekday, a daily, two-hour forum for newsmakers, artists and thinkers.
The new century brought new challenges. Marcie and Dave Beck created The Beat, Seattle's only broadcast program to focus specifically on arts and culture. In 2002, after more than 15 years as a daily host, Marcie decided to become a full-time cultural reporter. During her career, more than 100 of her stories have been heard on NPR's newsmagazines, as well as on The Voice of America. In 2005, she became KUOW's first special projects reporter. In this role, she produced in-depth audio portraits and documentary series about life and culture in the Puget Sound Region.
In September, 2013, Marcie was part of the team that created The Record, a daily news magazine focused on the issues and culture of the Puget Sound region. After two years as Senior Host of the program, Marcie returned to full-time cultural reporting.
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Marcie Sillman talks with "Book Lust" author Nancy Pearl about the novel "Vexation Lullaby" by Justin Tussing.
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Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes believes that to be an artist, one must live life to the max.“I meet people all the time that don’t live full enough lives,” he… -
The old wooden rowing shell that hangs in the University of Washington crew team’s dining hall doesn’t look all that remarkable. You see boats like it in… -
It takes about six minutes for the University of Washington’s top men’s rowing team to power the latest model Pocock racing shell on their home course… -
At 5 a.m. on a late winter morning in Seattle, dawn is a distant hope.But if you peer through the dark, you'll see small white lights pulsing their way… -
The early morning water is usually calm in Seattle. That makes it the preferred time for rowers.It’s beautiful as the sun rises over the water as the… -
Marcie Sillman talks with "Book Lust" author Nancy Pearl about "Daydreams of Angels," by Heather O'Neill. -
Niki Sherey Keenan’s moments of inspiration arrive when most of us are still in bed.“There might be a sunrise that only lasts five seconds,” she explains.… -
Tod Marshall grew up in the Midwest, but Eastern Washington’s high desert is the place that inspires his poetry.Marshall, the newly appointed Washington… -
Linda Hartzell’s office at the Seattle Children’s Theater is packed with memorabilia. Photos of colleagues, friends and family clamor for space on the…
