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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King County's aging emergency radio system is facing crunch time: After 2018, replacement components won't be available.So the county is proposing a… -
Palliative care has often been associated with elderly people who are dying.Not anymore. Today, palliative care is more than that. It means supporting… -
Greta Austin has spent a lot of time in medical waiting rooms.Two years ago last fall, her father came to Seattle from Wisconsin for treatment, and she… -
To people who knew Moodette Ka’apana, she was Aunty Moody.“There’s a saying in the Hawaii community: ‘Huiiii, Aunty! How you?’” said Stephen Gomes, a… -
Seattleites have many travel options, but sometimes those options clash.Seattle Mayor Ed Murray hopes to change that with a $900 million transportation… -
People who want to quit smoking have credited e-cigarettes with helping them kick the habit. But vaping is also attracting a new group of users —… -
The Woodland Park Zoo’s two remaining elephants will be moving to Oklahoma City. Zoo officials made the announcement Friday after months of debate.Zoo… -
The clock is ticking for those who haven’t bought health coverage for 2015.The deadline for open enrollment is Feb. 15th. So far, Washington state is…
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It used to be that students went to their school clinic to have their sore throat checked or get a vaccine. But many kids today have needs that go beyond… -
This week a state senate committee will hear a proposal that would make it illegal to sell e-cigarettes and vapes to minors.Last fall Sen. Judy Warnick…
