KIRO Newsradio Legend

Dave Ross

Dave Ross spent 47 years as a host at KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM before departing in December 2024. Dave won the national Edward R. Murrow Award for writing five times since he started at KIRO Newsradio in 1978. Dave left an indelible legacy at KIRO Newsradio that won't soon be forgotten.

Ross: Young voters are key to Democrat wins, if they can get a high turnout

It said that young voters “delivered on President Joe Biden’s hopes they would turn out in the mid-terms,” and that voters under 30 were key.
4 years ago

Ross: Graffiti along the ‘gateway to Seattle’ is embarrassing

Time to put this graffiti out of its misery. Painting it over doesn't work. So, I'll say it again: put up artificial vegetation.
4 years ago

Ross: Politicians now have one less thing to fight about

The same-sex marriage debate has been ugly, but it’s that tension that makes a compromise like the Respect for Marriage Act stand out.
4 years ago

Ross: Trump is campaigning again, playing the old hits and new ones too

Trump is running. And he's running as himself. Last night's speech was triumphant, defiant, unrepentant, and self-aware of its political incorrectness
4 years ago

Ross: Don’t fall for a phony debt crisis, Social Security isn’t going away

Sometime in 2023, the U.S. is going to hit its debt limit and House Republican leaders are ready to risk throwing the nation into default.
4 years ago

Ross: Could Liz Cheney be the next Speaker of the House?

After the elections, Democrats can outmaneuver the MAGA Republicans by nominating and voting for ... Liz Cheney for Speaker of the House
4 years ago

Ross: Is King County the GOP’s nemesis?

When you look at the Washington map divided into red and blue counties, it DOES seem unfair. But land doesn't vote. People do.
4 years ago

Ross: Now’s the time to look for a better candidate for future elections

If you find some, use social media to pester the party of your choice to recruit them for elections, and if you’re unable to find anyone … maybe you run.
4 years ago

Ross: Red Wave turns out to be just a red ripple

Bottom line -- no Red Wave. More like a Red Tide which raised a few boats and scared the swimmers. So the nation has survived the election.
4 years ago

Ross: The perception of election theft can change if we only release the final results

Then there could be no election stealing or even the illusion of election theft. Because to steal an election you have to know who's losing
4 years ago

Ross: With 8,000 challenged ballots, don’t have a sloppy signature

Number one -- if you haven't mailed your ballots yet, don't mail it! Go to a drop box. All drop boxes are in the voter's pamphlet.
4 years ago

Ross: Increasing Black-owned businesses might take some collateral

Often with Black and Hispanics, because of that cycle of wealth that did not exist for many, many years, there's just less collateral.
4 years ago

Ross: Make sure to sign your ballot properly to get your vote counted

Thousands of votes have been rejected temporarily because people either did not sign the ballot or their signatures didn’t match what the state has on file.
4 years ago

Ross: Defunding the IRS is like saying you’ll save air by not breathing

I heard it again during the debates – this idea that one way to cut federal spending would be to eliminate the increase in the IRS budget.
4 years ago

Ross: Pelosi’s attacker was playing revolutionary according to FBI report

We now have the official FBI version of the attack on Pelosi’s husband, and it turns out to be a lot more interesting than false flag conspiracy stuff.
4 years ago

Ross: Halloween horror trailers aren’t the only ads trying to scare you

This is why it’s completely logical that Halloween is timed to come right before Election Day. The attack ads blend very nicely with the trailers for the Halloween sequel:
4 years ago

Ross: Why are there no speedo barista stands?

"There still could be, there's still hope for those people that hope there's a market for that," McKenna said.
4 years ago

Ross: Ballot watchers have a suspicious interest in monitoring voting

Now, I’m not saying I have any proof, but if you know anything about ballot conspiracies, you know there’s always a false flag operation involved.
4 years ago

Ross: Ballot box vigilantes aren’t Batman

should these monitors be considered vigilantes? And if they are vigilantes, we then have to consider whether they are bad vigilantes or good vigilantes.
4 years ago

Ross: Recycling doesn’t work, but it could if we try

Because as much as Greenpeace loves recycling, their latest data shows it’s been a failure.
4 years ago

Ross: Your ballot is delivered to you, all you need to do is vote

If you are a registered voter – having sworn, under penalty of perjury that you are eligible to vote – you should have received your mail-in ballot.
4 years ago

Ross: Praising the rain through a series of songs

We are on the cusp of what may go down as the most anticipated minor weather system in Seattle history.
4 years ago

Ross: It’s a black and white world of smoke out there

The onslaught of smoke in Seattle has led to a colorless environment.
4 years ago

Ross: With current police shortage, Seattle is already no-cop zone

With the current police shortage, you could argue that parts of the city are still a no-cop zone and that taxpayers could therefore be held liable.
4 years ago