
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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One of the things that’s so exciting about dance is one of the things that can be most frustrating:Dance is ephemeral.It’s live, it’s in the moment, and…
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Marcie Sillman talks with librarian Nancy Pearl about a unique way of transmitting history: through poetry of the era. Pearl's reading recommendation this…
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Name the first genius that comes to mind.Artist Leonardo da Vinci?What about composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?Many would agree both were geniuses.But what…
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Marcie Sillman gets a reading recommendation from librarian Nancy Pearl, who suggests that if you are a fan of Terry Pratchett, you may like "The…
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Marcie Sillman talks to Jason Andrews, CEO of Spaceflights Industries, about the booming space industry in the Northwest.
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Marcie Sillman talks to history and book buff Nancy Pearl about a fresh take on Britain's 19th and early 20th century: "Parallel Lives: Five Victorian…
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Seattle's Carkeek Park has a secret.Hidden in plain sight, on a steep south-facing hillside, just a few hundred yards down a trail from the Environmental…
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You see it everywhere in Seattle.Hammering Man.The dance steps on Broadway.The Fremont Troll.This city is known around the world for its public art.Now a…
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On a damp gray morning, J.A. Jance sits inside the Seattle Mystery Bookshop. Her cheery yellow blazer stands out in all the gloom.Jance chuckles as she…
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Tie-dye. Macrame. Fringes and beads.If you came of age in the 1960s, you’ll recognize these in the signature look of the era.Maybe you turned your old…