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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 best thing for our economy is keeping people alive

The free market may seem ruthless, but it understands one thing very well: To make money, you have to keep your customers happy and alive.
6 years ago

Ross: Running health care like a business works well, until it doesn’t

Running health care like a business works really well until it doesn’t. And then, your attempt to save a little money ends up costing $6 trillion.
6 years ago

Transmission rate has slowed; Mandatory sick leave for high-risk workers

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo cover Inslee's new protections for high-risk workers, and the transmission rate hits a critical milestone.
6 years ago

Ross: Power to reopen country lies with the people, not the President

Whatever the Constitution says, the ultimate power to reopen the country belongs to me and you, no matter what the President says.
6 years ago

Ross: Could smartphones be the key to reopening the economy?

If the economy is going to reopen anytime soon, smartphones could prove to be the perfect mechanism for preventing a rebound of the coronavirus outbreak.
6 years ago

Models predict US hits peak need of medical resources Saturday

Hear the latest COVID-19 news from KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo. Models predict the U.S. will hit its peak need of medical resources today.
6 years ago

Ross: If the economy does reopen in May, there’ll be a catch

The economy is going to re-open eventually, possibly as early as May. But when it does – there will be a catch, UW's Dr. Ali Mokdad warns.
6 years ago

CenturyLink field hospital closes, study indicates 72 degrees will slow virus

Catch up on the latest COVID-19 news with KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo. In this episode, hear why the CenturyLink field hospital is leaving.
6 years ago

Ross: Trump continues to play politics amid pandemic

Now that the 2020 contenders are set, the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is going to have to share the stage with plain old politics.
6 years ago

Dear Diary: Tales from isolation with Dave Ross

To fill the free time I suddenly have because of not commuting, I plan to write an occasional Isolation Diary, and so this will be Page 1.
6 years ago

Ross: Is there really a safe way to reopen the economy early?

However you broach the subject, a responsible re-opening of the economy would depend on getting Americans to do as we’re told.
6 years ago

Ross: Why Andrew Yang might have been right all along

Andrew Yang's idea of $1,000 checks for everyone may have sounded crazy, but if we had that system today, we'd have our relief money already.
6 years ago

Ross: Is coronavirus what finally gets us Medicare For All?

Could it be that we wake up from this coronavirus nightmare and find ourselves in an America that ends up with Medicare For All?
6 years ago

Ross: Would Americans trade privacy for end to coronavirus outbreak?

I wonder, would Americans accept tracking as the price of opening the economy? I’m not sure even Donald Trump could pull that off.
6 years ago

Ross: We need Trump to be a leader, not a cheerleader

President Trump describes himself as a "cheerleader" during the coronavirus crisis, but is that really what our nation needs right now?
6 years ago

Ross: We need to get enthusiastic about social distancing

If we’re going to get through this, were have to get enthusiastic and show a strong determination to never stop stopping what we’re doing.
6 years ago

Ross: Is Trump finally taking coronavirus threat seriously?

All of a sudden, the tests are on the way, ventilators are being built, and the idea of packing the pews on Easter Sunday is off the table, even in the red states.
6 years ago

Ross: When ‘nobody showed interest’ in better protective masks

After the SARS outbreak, one professor designed better protective masks that no one wanted. Now, it may be time to revisit his idea.
6 years ago

Ross: We’ll know right away if reopening US on Easter is a bad idea

Whether it was a good idea to reopen the U.S. on Easter will become crystal clear about two weeks after all those un-vaccinated people crowd into those Sunday services
6 years ago

Ross: Can Americans do what it takes to stop coronavirus in its tracks?

We’ve been demanding more coronavirus testing. But if Americans know that it might mean isolation away from home, will we take those tests?
6 years ago

Ross: What the US can learn from China’s coronavirus response

There were a handful of less intrusive things that has worked for China in its coronavirus response, and the U.S. could stand to learn from that.
6 years ago

Ross: Is it time for all of us to start sewing masks?

With digital sewing circles beginning to form, perhaps its time for all of us to pitch in and start making enough masks so that everyone can have one.
6 years ago

Ross: What will we tell future generations about this outbreak?

My advice on how to get through what's become a global crisis thanks to coronavirus: Live the story you want to be able to tell your grandkids.
6 years ago

Ross: Coronavirus making us miss the days of petty politics

This outbreak has me missing the days when it seemed so important to point out that the nicknames, the grudges, the preoccupation with polls, that all of this Trumpiness isn’t normal presidential behavior.
6 years ago