Ruby de Luna
ReporterYear started with KUOW: 1994
Ruby de Luna is a features reporter at KUOW. She had originally planned to go into TV, but ditched the idea after discovering public radio. Ruby has reported on immigrant communities. She currently covers health care issues.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a BA in communication from Seattle Pacific University.
In the age of computer/digital audio editing, Ruby is proud to be one of the few old–schoolers who can still edit tape with a razor blade. In her free time she practices her knife skills on new recipes.
To see more of Ruby's KUOW portfolio, visit our current site.
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Daniel Lyon, the firefighter severely injured during the deadly Twisp River Fire, is slowly making progress but not out of danger, his doctors said… -
Seattle’s hookah lounges got a little reprieve. The city had planned on closing down the smoking lounges on Monday, but now officials are backing… -
More Washington kids are at risk of getting measles, whooping cough and other preventable diseases. The reason: many toddlers are not getting vaccinated.… -
The Northwest wildfires have not only displaced people – they’ve displaced animals too.A non-profit group from Colorado is helping people in disaster area… -
For Jennifer Calnon, end-of-life discussions boil down to this: “This is my life,” she says. “I should be the one who gets to make the decision.”Calnon,… -
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says hookah lounges are attracting crime and violence and he wants to shut them down. But some operators say they're not part of…
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Nearly 10,000 Americans got organ transplants this year. They’re the lucky ones; there are more than 10 times that number waiting for an organ. That gap… -
Pharmacists in Washington state must stock emergency contraceptive – even if they believe it goes against their religious beliefs.A federal appeals court… -
Researchers may have a handle on the genetics of autism, but they haven’t developed medical tests to diagnose it. A new nationwide study hopes to change… -
New state rules intended to address secular hospitals' partnerships with Catholic health organizations has been rejected by the Washington Supreme…
