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.

‘No reason to be alarmed’ taken out of context

Dave Ross wants to know why the president deliberately ripped a quote by London's mayor out of context?
9 years ago

After ditching climate accord, it’s hard to know what will change

President Trump is taking America out of the United Nations’ Paris Accord on climate change. But it's tough to know if anything will change.
9 years ago

Dave Ross: Maybe Donald Trump prefers peaches over the auto industry

The people of South Carolina are coming to the defense of Germany after President Trump's jab about the auto industry.
9 years ago

Cuba’s distinctly Socialist vibe keeps it from being the new Hawaii

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says Cuba's distinctly Socialist accommodations are likely playing a role in American airlines' cutting back flights to the country.
9 years ago

Ross: ‘We are Chicago’ is a video game worth mastering

Four years ago, Michael Block came up with the idea for "We are Chicago," a video game based on a Chicago neighborhood run by gangs.
9 years ago

Two tips for more bearable airline travel

A potential ban on laptops in airplane cabins is part of the sad evolution of air travel from a treat to be enjoyed to an ordeal to be endured.
9 years ago

The perfect test of Republican economics is being setup

Dave Ross says enough debate! This is a chance to try the budget in the real world. Let the Trump states go it alone, if that’s what they want.
9 years ago

Sick of being tracked by Google? Pay with cash

Google’s corporate code begins with the words “Don’t Be Evil.” But it says nothing about being nosy.
9 years ago

Ross: Roger Goodell isn’t as bad as Principal Skinner after all

Even though NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell isn't as strict as Principal Skinner, Michael Bennett will need to tone down his sack dance.
9 years ago

Ross: Deadly attack in Manchester is supposed to create hatred

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says the main question following the terror attack in Manchester is: How do we react?
9 years ago

Ross: Comparing Trump and Obama’s Mideast messages

Eight years ago, President Obama gave his first Mideast speech. Here is how Donald Trump's message compared.
9 years ago

There are witches out there that deserve to be hunted

The president’s response to the special counsel investigating his campaign was to call it a “witch hunt.”
9 years ago

Ross: Special counsel could do full colonoscopy of Trump tax return

It hasn't taken long for Donald Trump to swing from candidate, to president, to martyr, writes KIRO Radio's Dave Ross.
9 years ago

Ross: Trump has successfully bumped government off the teleprompter

The real news in that James Comey memo isn't President Trump asking the FBI director to drop the investigation of Michael Flynn, writes KIRO Radio's Dave Ross.
9 years ago

Someone has to yank President Trump’s security clearance

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross is calling for President Trump to yank his own security clearance for 90 days until he can undergo extreme vetting
9 years ago

All we can do about massive cyberattack is pray

By now we all know that the most powerful country in the world, that being the United States, still can’t defend itself against a cyberattack.
9 years ago

The fake news phenomenon entered a new phase

The President’s firing of former FBI Director James Comey has brought us a series of changing stories on just about every aspect of what happened.
9 years ago

Ross: Sorry, folks, this is not Watergate — yet

Is this Watergate? Not yet, says KIRO Radio's Dave Ross. Watergate was about obstruction of justice.
9 years ago

Ed Murray faces the legal quagmire of being a public figure

Though Mayor Ed Murray will not run for a second term, he has yet to confess anything related to the sex abuse allegations against him.
9 years ago

Ross: Trump may need Men in Black to fix this Comey mess

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross was shocked at the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, at first. Then he realized
9 years ago

If they’re not for your ears, what are Q-tips good for?

A new study found that 34 people go to the ER every day for injuries caused by Q-tips. Here are some other options for using the cotton swabs.
9 years ago

Ross: Bring on the farming revolution

UW researcher David Montgomery says that, when it comes to farming, the environmentally responsible thing to do is also the most profitable thing to do.
9 years ago

Ross: It’s time to solve the health care fight ourselves

Given the current health care vacuum, the two parties are busy either trying to reassure you, or to terrify you.
9 years ago

The guide to surviving under the GOP health care plan

Most news coverage of the Republican health care plan is focused on who loses. So I am going to focus on who wins.
9 years ago