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: Why hurricanes are not the worst part of climate change

Hurricanes get a lot of news, but climate change will have other more drastic consequences in the years to come, like an ocean that can no longer make dinner.
8 years ago

Ross: How to make drugs affordable (get on TV)

The Trump administration is attempting to bring down the very high prices of prescription drugs. One mom found a way to get her insurance company to pitch in -- get her story on TV.
8 years ago

Ross: This is the most dangerous toy in America

There may have been a time when toy guns were just that -- toys. But in today's see-something, say-something era, there is no such thing and they are putting kids in danger. Just as this police officer found out.
8 years ago

Ross: Paul Allen was an idea man, and much more

Paul Allen was more than a Microsoft founder. He paid homage to the past with museums, the present with music, and the future with exploration. Imagine if we treated every student like they would grow up to be worth $20 billion.
8 years ago

Ross: Can America really withstand $200 a barrel?

Saudi Arabia has threatened to up the price of oil if America gets too nosy about the disappearance of journalist and commentator Jamal Khashoggi. But we'll be fine, right? Don't we have energy options other than oil?
8 years ago

Ross: Trump gets woke after a visit from Kayne West

Kayne West certainly upstaged President Trump during his visit to the oval office. Some people saw crazy during that visit. I saw someone who could occupy that office one day.
8 years ago

Ross: Americans living in LeftyLand and RightyLand

About one third of Americans are counted as extreme left or right when it comes to politics. The rest of us are caught in the crossfire, waiting for our potholes to be fixed.
8 years ago

Attack of the hitch-hackers

Usually, hackers attack computers from the outside. But China recently found a way to hack from the inside. It was an attack of the hitch-hackers.
8 years ago

Ross: Remember when oil companies warned us about climate change?

All the international climate change pledges have not done much good and the consequences of global warming are coming a lot sooner than previously expected. If only we had a warning 27 years ago. Oh wait, we did ... from oil companies.
8 years ago

Ross: What to learn from the Brett Kavanaugh experience

Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court is a learning moment for America. Suppose we start looking into Trump's lower court appointments now, just in case he needs to pick another justice.
8 years ago

Ross: Hey Netflix, save some of the internet for the rest of us

We now know what slows down the internet each evening in America. Netflix needs to get its own internet wire. And while we're at it, stay off my lawn.
8 years ago

Ross: One solution for the $400 billion American tax gap

It's called the tax gap -- the difference between what the country takes in taxes and the amount of money people hide away from the IRS to avoid paying taxes. It adds up to quite a bit of money.
8 years ago

Ross: How to succeed in America — have a rich dad

An exposé reveals that Donald Trump is not the self-made rich man that he likes to promote. It offers a new narrative on how to get rich in America -- have a rich dad.
8 years ago

Ross: Beer grabs the spotlight as Kavanaugh case continues

Brett Kavanaugh's relationship to beer has come under question as many of his former classmates come forward with stories. But President Trump is having none of it.
8 years ago

Ross: The Kavanaugh controversy actually is about politics

While some argue that politics should stay out of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court decision, it's hard to deny that politics is a big part of it.
8 years ago

Ross: God had a chance to weigh in on the Kavanaugh hearing

We not only got two people to testify under oath at the recent Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, we got a chance for God to enter the room and weigh in.
8 years ago

Ross: The Age of Denial is coming to an end

Politicians and other figures were once able to deny allegations with fuzzy memories and incomplete details. But in an age of social media and new technology, that age of denial won't last much longer.
8 years ago

Ross: When high school yearbooks attack the internet

A lot of folks say they are glad they weren't teenagers during the age of the internet. Well, if the story is big enough, the internet will find your embarrassing info from before it even existed.
8 years ago

Ross: And now there are two Kavanaugh accusers

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is now facing a second accuser alleging inappropriate behavior from when he was 18. The questions likely to be raised now will regard proof.
8 years ago

Ross: A safe space, fear, and the college classroom

An expert on fear says safe space culture on college campuses is making students more insecure and unprepared. It leaves them with no answers as they run from questions.
8 years ago

Ross: Georgetown Prep School, or pirate school?

While we may never now who is telling the truth about that drunken Georgetown Prep party, what we can know is that there were way too many drunken parties.
8 years ago

Ross: Should you take your own advice?

Advice on how to deal with the controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh can be found a few decades ago from another SCOTUS confirmation process.
8 years ago

Ross: Do we still need a 40-hour work week?

It's been about 40 years since the first desktop computers which were suppose to make work more efficient. Do we still need a 40-hour, five-day work week?
8 years ago

Ross: Race recognition and this Lynnwood business

Lynnwood's Ralph Taylor looks like a white guy, but he decided to double check his DNA. He's 10 percent non-white, so he wants the government to consider his business "disadvantaged."
8 years ago