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.

Finally, we find out if Trump was the right pick

Dave Ross hopes things go well with Trump. But if they don’t, the same people who chanted "lock her up" could easily change the pronoun.
10 years ago

A flashback to Dave Ross’ 2006 interview with Barack Obama

Here's a flashback to an interview by KIRO Radio's Dave Ross with then-Senator Barack Obama in 2006.
10 years ago

Trump is going to find out even presidents make sacrifices

When Donald Trump takes the oath he’ll have to settle for a more utilitarian flying experience and give up all the luxuries of his personal plane.
10 years ago

Inauguration Day: Trump will define ‘Make America Great Again’

On Inauguration Day, Dave Ross expects we will finally find out what Trump means when he says he wants to "Make America great again."
10 years ago

If Trump really wants to prove himself, he should save the circus

You know how President-elect Donald Trump could really prove himself and at the same time silence critics? Save the circus.
10 years ago

If we can survive Franklin Roosevelt, we have a chance with Trump

If the country survived Franklin Roosevelt, don’t you think we have a decent chance of surviving life under Donald Trump as well?
10 years ago

Are you suffering from Twitter fatigue? Trump sure isn’t

Are you suffering from Twitter fatigue? You know, feeling tired trying to keep up with all of Trump's tweets? Maybe that's the plan.
10 years ago

‘Strange’ law affecting Hollywood will most likely be overturned, McKenna says

There are a bunch of new laws taking effect this year and one in California I found quite strange.
10 years ago

Mass deportation is, sort of, off the table

Donald Trump has promoted a mass deportation for those in the country illegally. But he may have a problem -- Congress. Just ask Paul Ryan.
10 years ago

Why Tukwila is suffering more than neighboring schools

The Tukwila School District has experienced a population growth unlike anything its neighbors have seen, including Seattle. But it comes at quite a cost.
10 years ago

Blame today’s ‘digital gas leak’ for latest Trump scandal

Today’s Internet is a digital gas leak, waiting for a match to ignite the next scandal. And the latest match came in the form of unverified documents.
10 years ago

Did Trump select an attorney general or chaperone?

Senator Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, seems to have survived his confirmation hearing.
10 years ago

Trump’s heart should get its own Twitter account

Kellyanne Conway is telling us not to obsess about what comes out Donald Trump's mouth, but rather to believe him when he says there was no malice in his heart.
10 years ago

If the next four years go well, we might have to thank Russia

The Russia hacking story has taken over the news and even too over the Golden Globes.
10 years ago

Thanks to Twitter, there are about 18 million White House correspondents

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross says he enjoys having the same access to President-elect Donald Trump as New York Times reporters, thanks to Twitter.
10 years ago

Give us a glimpse of those magic health care beans, Trump

When reporters began asking Mike Pence specific questions about the transition to the new health care system, he was short on answers.
10 years ago

Trump should accept his Nobel Prize before things go downhill

We are witnessing the most dramatic pre-presidency in history, with Donald Trump influencing policy changes before he takes the oath of office.
10 years ago

Unplug from the ‘slot machine’ that’s frying your brain

In order to unplug from the "slot machine" in your pocket, you first have to know why it is you’re willing to risk running down a pedestrian rather than miss a text message.
10 years ago

Jobs could return to America, but robots might take them

Dave Ross worries that all those jobs Donald Trump promised to bring back to the US will be done by robots and the American worker will be replaced.
10 years ago

Who is really being punished for Russia’s unethical behavior?

U.S. officials say they have no reason to believe the Russian cyber attacks will stop until Trump takes office and we all become friends again.
10 years ago

Here’s the problem with Facebook being the world’s largest news organization

Facebook is still trying to control what has become known as the fake news problem. Too bad it still relies on your friends to be the editors.
10 years ago

Mall fights prove it’s time to cut Christmas vacation short

Mall fights that took on the characteristics of riots broke out at a number of locations on Monday. Police found melees of as many as 500 teenagers.
10 years ago

Does economic inequality really need to be cured?

There is a highly educated group of productive people, which is why our economic numbers are so good, but at the same time there is a large group of unskilled workers. Is this truly leading to economic inequality?
10 years ago

Blue states need to send their voters to Nebraska

Even Obama admitted that just winning the presidency isn’t enough to govern. You need seats in Congress.
10 years ago