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.

Why West Coast should be envious of the looming East Coast blizzard

Thanks to the advance warning, there's time to close everything down on the before a major storm. People on the East Coast should be thankful all they have to worry about is a blizzard, Dave Ross says.
11 years ago

Does the Oregon standoff prove hypocrisy within the militia?

Everyone wants to get tough on crime until it affects them.
11 years ago

Nobody will be arrested for ‘mind-boggling’ mistake

Flint was one of nine Michigan cities put under the control of state-appointed emergency managers whose job it was to cut pay and cut services to make those numbers add up.
11 years ago

Oscar boycott may be validated with Stallone’s nomination for playing Rocky

Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith have announced they're boycotting the Oscars because of what Lee called "another all-white ballot."
11 years ago

Bernie, Hillary and more government healthcare

At the recent Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton accused Bernie Sanders of wanting to gut Obamacare. Sanders argues otherwise, but admittedly his plan comes at a price.
11 years ago

Dave Ross: Think twice before turning your house over to the Internet

Every politician today is focused on terrorism. But lone-wolf attacks are not what's going to cripple the country.
11 years ago

This secretary of corrections takes his job quite literally

Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections just got a $1 million education grant for a campaign started by Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, who had to start releasing inmates due to budget cuts. He was worried that a lot of these inmates just weren't ready.
11 years ago

The true spirit of Christmas survives 2015

Dave Ross writes a poem to honor another Christmas where traditions survive.
11 years ago

‘Twas the night when a drone landed on Dave Ross’ roof

Set to the tale of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," Dave Ross tells of when a drone landed on his roof.
11 years ago

Could hecklers talk Donald Trump out of building his giant wall?

Donald Trump's rally in Michigan on Monday has become famous as the one where he dissed Secretary Clinton in Yiddish.
11 years ago

Take it from Steve Harvey, the truth doesn’t pay

Factcheck.org has issued its annual Whopper report, documenting the biggest lies from the presidential campaign.
11 years ago

Compared to a ‘great wall,’ Bernie Sanders’ health care plan isn’t that nutty

At Saturday's Democratic debate, Bernie Sanders was on fire about universal healthcare.
11 years ago

Martin Shkreli’s arrest shows how U.S. laws encourage ripping off sick people

As the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, Martin Shkreli was all over television as a self-proclaimed hero of free-market health care, when he legally bought the rights to a life-saving drug which had been on the market for 53 years.
11 years ago

Ted Cruz is killing it with ‘The Princess Bride’ quotes

I know there are people who are mystified by Senator Ted Cruz's recent surge in Iowa. Donald Trump certainly is.
11 years ago

Republican debate shows how terrorism is changing definition of collateral damage

The gloves were off in last night's Republican debate. Donald Trump confirmed that to win the war against ISIS, he would not just go after terrorists, because terrorists don't care if they die. He would kill their families.
11 years ago

Pro-life arguments don’t fly when it comes to war on ISIS

One senator wanted to know why it took so long to bomb the hundreds of oil tankers carrying ISIS-controlled oil to market.
11 years ago

Is it fair to deny guns to people on the no-fly list?

Most Republicans adamantly oppose that idea, saying the list is based on unreliable information, and denying these people a firearm would be unfair. But if that's true then why are we using this unreliable information to deny these people a seat on a plane?
11 years ago

Dave Ross celebrates Seahawks’ success with ‘Do the Russell’

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is arguably playing some of the best football of his professional career right now.
11 years ago

Forget background checks, hook gun buyers up to the ultimate stress detector

The President wants to expand background checks for gun sales. He believes the San Bernardino shooting might soften the opposition.
11 years ago

President Obama’s favorite song is deep, especially compared to Michelle’s

I know. Who cares what the President's favorite song is?
11 years ago

Evidence shows that Americans prefer being on the right side of a Glock

That promise to keep Muslims from coming to the U.S. now has the Republican Party filing for divorce from Donald Trump.
11 years ago

If someone can be radicalized by taxes, we really have a problem

Everybody wants to know what radicalized Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife before they opened fire at that office party in San Bernardino.
11 years ago

The secret is out: Suspected terrorists can buy guns legally

Republicans have been scolding the President for being too soft on the Islamic State. But last night he was talking tough.
11 years ago

Giant cache of weapons proves U.S. is a terrorist dream come true

Investigators analyzing the San Bernardino shooting now believe that shooter Syed Farook was following the al Qaeda manual.
11 years ago