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.

The political terrain gets more treacherous for Donald Trump’s opponents

For the Republicans tonight, it is all about Ohio, where Donald Trump and John Kasich are headed to a photo finish and where one poll actually has Kasich winning. It is the first real test of the “Never Trump” movement. Related: Donald Trump won’t be punished for his ‘falsiness,’ even if people are injured This […]
11 years ago

Donald Trump won’t be punished for his ‘falsiness,’ even if people are injured

Yet another Super Tuesday is coming tomorrow and the big question is whether Donald Trump's handling of hecklers is hurting him or helping him.
11 years ago

Did a flash drive just put ISIS in checkmate?

Another data breach! But for once it's not us getting hacked, it's ISIS.
11 years ago

Dave Ross announces launch of Ross brand steaks

Exactly what makes Trump Steaks unique? KIRO Radio's Dave Ross finds the answer in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper.
11 years ago

Now Donald Trump can say he’s served Bush for dinner

Michigan wants those jobs brought home, and they want the rebels to do it.
11 years ago

For Peyton Manning’s sake, Dave Ross hopes human growth investigation falls flat

Dave Ross is quietly hoping that little human growth hormone investigation doesn't find anything.
11 years ago

Mitt Romney’s revolt will lead to nothing more than a cleaning bill

It was an extraordinary moment Thursday: Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee, leading a Dump Trump revolt.
11 years ago

Confusion might be the only weapon to combat Donald Trump’s campaign

As the Super Tuesday results were confirming Donald Trump's domination of the Republican Party, big time Republican backers were scrambling to set up an anti-Trump SuperPAC to take him down.
11 years ago

The Republican Party is about to become a subsidiary of the Trump Organization

Donald Trump is going to build a whole new Republican party made up of anyone willing to vote for Trump.
11 years ago

Donald Trump may have built his wall faster than expected

You may remember Donald Trump once threatened to run on his own if the Republican party treated him badly. Well now, it's the Republicans who think Trump is treating the party badly.
11 years ago

The flaws in ‘Republicare’ are something we can all get behind

At Thursday's debate, we finally got the outline of a Republican replacement for Obamacare.
11 years ago

Republicans need some honey before they bite into a Supreme Court deal

Republicans in the Senate have refused even to meet with any Supreme Court nominee President Obama might pick. Dave Ross understands how they feel. As a kid, he would refuse to eat his peas.
11 years ago

What could Obama do to make Republicans run with their tails between their legs?

Who could the president pick that would make the Republicans back off with their tail between their legs?
11 years ago

3-D goggles are potentially more dangerous than drugs

Did you see that viral picture of the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Spain?
11 years ago

The most Reagan-like candidate could get Bush’s leftovers

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross tries to figure out who gets Jeb Bush's leftovers.
11 years ago

Could this iPhone debate be all for show?

I will admit up front that what you're about to read is pure speculation. If you start sending me tin foil hats after reading this, I wouldn't blame you.
11 years ago

Can you really trust your iPhone?

Ever since the terrorist shootings in San Bernardino last December, the FBI has been trying to hack into the iPhone of shooter Syed Farook in hopes of finding message files that might reveal if he had any help.
11 years ago

Washington’s 2016 Teacher of the Year shares his secret

The state Legislature still isn't sure how much more money to put into education. But at some point, I hope they consult with the 2016 Teacher of the Year.
11 years ago

The real reason Republicans plan to stiff-arm the president

Through no fault of his own the late Justice Antonin Scalia, may he rest in peace, has started yet another political uproar. Not just over who should replace him, but whether anybody ought to replace him.
11 years ago

Fearing the pharmaceutical industry, Dave Ross vows to never get sick

Remember Martin Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals? He's famous for jacking up the price of an old prescription medicine to $75,000 a bottle.
11 years ago

Donald Trump shouldn’t buy his Iowa farm just yet

I think Donald Trump is in for a rougher ride because as the other candidates drop out, he has fewer victims to bully, and a lot more time in the debates, which means he'll have to start giving real answers.
11 years ago

Who will get the ‘Mad-As-Hell vote’ in the Iowa caucuses?

Iowa knows the presidential candidates better than anyone at this point. What I'm waiting to see tonight tonight is who gets the Mad-As-Hell vote.
11 years ago

‘Stunning sight’ on Capitol Hill as blizzard subsided

The weekend snow storm in the east was terrifying if you were stuck on the highways, but there was another side to the story. When the snow stopped, people had to get over their cabin fever.
11 years ago

Were people who voted for Eyman’s initiative foolish or just conflicted?

Fifty-two percent of the voters approved Tim Eyman's latest tax cutting initiative. But a King County judge has now ruled it unconstitutional.
11 years ago