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: The unsettling truth about those innocent little baby food jars

The Congressional report about the levels of toxic metals in baby food stopped people mid-sentence. The really unsettling part is the source of the metals.
6 years ago

Ross: The federal mask order is not in place to suffocate you

I know the mask order is annoying, but an assault on freedom? To me, the assault on freedom is being tethered to a ventilator in the ICU.
6 years ago

Ross: NewsmaxTV anchor walks out during Mike Lindell interview

On NewsmaxTV yesterday, there was no easy escape for anchor Bob Sellers who was interviewing MyPillow's Mike Lindell about getting kicked off Twitter.
6 years ago

Ross: Georgia voters have spoken and they elected Marjorie Taylor Greene

Yeah, Marjorie Taylor Greene is scary – but she won. If the other members of Congress have a problem, there’s an election in two years.
6 years ago

Ross: Let the mob testify and explain QAnon’s plan for America

The strategy appears to be if you can’t convict Trump in the Senate, at least convict the mob on TV. If that’s the plan, I think the mob gets to testify.
6 years ago

Ross: Bill in Arizona sets a dangerous new standard for our democracy

If a newly-proposed bill by Arizona state lawmakers passes, legislators could legally do what Mike Pence could not: change their electors' votes.
6 years ago

Ross: The little guy wins as Reddit topples hedge funds with GameStop stocks

We have now seen that without rioting or looting, the little guy was able to stick it to the man where it really hurts: with a swift kick in the assets.
6 years ago

Ross: Tracing our struggles distributing the vaccine back to the source

How did we develop a vaccine so quickly, only to immediately struggle to get it into people's arms? Let's trace it all the way back to the source.
6 years ago

Ross: New QAnon theory shows why Senate needs to vote to convict Trump

There may be a certain redundancy in removing a president no longer in office, but there's a very good reason why we should do it anyway.
6 years ago

Ross: Despite criticism, we can’t blame Dr. Birx for respecting the office

Dr. Birx says she’s not looking for vindication, but she wants it known that the government needs its non-political career employees more than ever.
6 years ago

Ross: Only way back to normal could be requiring proof of vaccine

With a significant number of Americans still refusing to believe the vaccine is safe, the only way to get back to normal might be to require proof.
6 years ago

Ross: The historic milestone of America’s first Second Gentleman

Kamala Harris' historic swearing in as Vice President came alongside another major milestone: America's first Second Gentleman, Douglas Emhoff.
6 years ago

Ross: America is older and wiser for this Inauguration Day

This is the first inauguration we can remember defined more by who isn't taking the oath than who is, as Donald Trump rides off after a bumpy four years.
6 years ago

Ross: New impeachment trial will teach us the important lesson of ‘never again’

Will we just try to forget what happened on January 6, or will we invoke one of the more constructive lessons from the bad old days: Never again.
6 years ago

Ross: Culp still keeps voter fraud narrative alive despite dropping lawsuit

Even after withdrawing his lawsuit, former Washington gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp is keeping his voter fraud narrative alive.
6 years ago

Ross: A possible downside to letting Parler go under

If the idea is to defuse an angry conservative movement, not allowing people an outlet where they can be reached directly could backfire.
6 years ago

Ross: How will ‘stop the steal’ mob be remembered by future generations?

Years from now, a curious child will point to their smartphone and say “Grandpa, is that a video of you chanting 'stop the steal' with Trump back in 2021?"
6 years ago

Ross: It’s never a good idea to join a rampaging mob

It's never a good idea to join a rampaging mob. It eats you up, numbs your conscience, hijacks your free will, and you end up leaving the worst version of yourself forever etched on the internet.
6 years ago

Ross: Is there a way we can convince Americans to trust elections again?

Let’s set aside recent violence for a moment and consider a potentially harmful underlying argument that we can no longer trust any elections.
6 years ago

Ross: Let the universe make a final decision on who’s right

If a business thinks it can reopen safely, let it. If customers get sick and the business fails as a result, then it’s the virus that’s to blame – not the government.
6 years ago

Ross: We’re asking the wrong questions regarding mayhem at Capitol

The sticky thing about what happened Wednesday is not that the police weren’t ready. It’s that the mob was empowered by a sitting president.
6 years ago

Ross: If only Trump had managed to follow his own advice

So is this what democracy looks like now, KIRO Radio's Dave Ross asks. He pointed out that the president managed keep his cool and deliver sound advice.
6 years ago

Ross: Law is clear about Vice President Pence’s power (or lack there of) to overturn election

Suppose that when Mike Pence gets the final electoral count, he just looks at the paper and sits there. What happens then?
6 years ago

Ross: End of Trump presidency is a textbook reality show season finale

Trump's recent actions make sense when you understand what we are witnessing here is not a transfer of power, but a textbook reality show season finale.
6 years ago