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.

Rules for the Super Bowl

The rules for fans at University of Phoenix stadium dictate: No air horns, no aerosol cans, no animals - except for your service pig, of course - no bottles, cans, brooms, coolers, knives, laser pointers, illegal drugs, large umbrellas, fireworks or folding chairs.
12 years ago

Comcast customer service renames couple with profanity on billing address

As we all know by now, calling the cable company to try to cancel your service ranks somewhere between a mugging and hernia surgery.
12 years ago

A fine? Marshawn Lynch should get a bonus

It was Media Day at the Super Bowl and the biggest story to come out of it was about the guy who refused to say anything except ...
12 years ago

Under the radar

How is it possible that one of those little quadcopters could get past the Secret Service and crash on the South Lawn of the White House?
12 years ago

Should you spy on your kids’ computer use?

Your kids use the internet too much and you want them to stop.
12 years ago

Who thought that the front line of social change would run through the nation’s bakeries?

Apparently it does - this time it's a cake shop in suburban Denver that took an order for two wedding cakes shaped like Bibles, which the owner, Marjorie Silva, was happy to make.
12 years ago

What is the pope really up to?

It's been a long time since Catholics have had a pope who likes to float trial balloons. Saying things like, he wasn't going to judge homosexuals, or that Christ redeems even atheists.
12 years ago

Study: Seahawks wins might mean $120 more in your pocket

We have argued for years about whether sports franchises are a boost to the local economy or basically neutral. But there is some research out there that indicates that the rules are slightly different when you have a team that's as successful as the Seattle Seahawks have been.
12 years ago

Are they finally serious?

State of the Union speeches tend to be predictable. The state of the union is always strong. But surely the President would at least show a little emotional scarring from last November - right?
12 years ago

The words the White House will not say

President Obama is refusing to use the term "Radical Islam" to describe terrorists who claim to be Muslim. His critics are disgusted.
12 years ago

The highlights: Seattle Seahawks are the NFC Champions

A Seahawks mashup with the song, "Houdini" from "Foster The People."
12 years ago

It’s not easy being Green Bay

If it's any consolation - I think we've all had a Green Bay experience.
12 years ago

Legislators pushing for statewide sick leave bill in Olympia

Under the Capitol Dome in Olympia, two legislators are trying to pass a paid sick leave bill that would apply statewide.
12 years ago

The Papal punch

Pope Francis is many things. A lot of people think he's the most liberal pope in history. But on Thursday, he proved he is no pacifist.
12 years ago

State representative explains why he didn’t applaud State Supreme Court members

A state representative who snubbed members of the State Supreme Court during the State of the State Address tells KIRO Radio's Jason Rantz he did it for good reason.
12 years ago

Why are these people so happy?

Someday, we will tell our children that this was the week gas broke the $2 barrier.
12 years ago

Fighting fire with food

Did you catch this on the Evening News? A middle school principal in Valley, Alabama wants to arm her students with cans of vegetables.
12 years ago

Step away from the snow

As promised Charlie Hebdo has published another controversial cover. But according to what I hear on the radio, what really seems to have the Muslim world buzzing is the unusual winter weather that has left a blanket of snow in Northern Saudi Arabia.
12 years ago

Thugs on both sides?

Mainstream Muslim leaders have been quick to condemn the Charlie Hebdo attacks. But Linda Sarsour of the Arab American Association of New York also told Al Jazeera that there is a double standard.
12 years ago

Pencils up

The attack in France has inspired millions of people to take a stand for free speech and for the right to offend - which was Charlie Hebdo's mission as a satirical magazine.
12 years ago

Pity poor Harvard

The New York Times created a sensation this week with a story about how employees at Harvard, the incubator for Obamacare, finally got the same letter that a lot of us got.
12 years ago

The symbol we dare not display

Here's a headline from the front page of my newspaper: "All-gender restroom on horizon for high schools."
12 years ago

Dave Ross sings, ‘Beat Carolina’

The last time we heard this Dave Ross song was before the Seahawks beat the Panthers in the NFC Championship game in 2006. The lyrics have changed but the message is the same.
12 years ago

Can good parenting raise your child’s IQ?

It's natural to think that things like reading bedtime stories, posting the alphabet of the wall of the nursery, playing Mozart at bedtime should all boost your child's intelligence. Well, Professor Kevin Beaver, who teaches criminology at Florida State decided to test that idea.
12 years ago