KIRO Newsradio Host

Dori Monson

Dori Monson was the host of The Dori Monson Show on KIRO Newsradio (weekdays Noon-3). Dori passed away in December 2022 and is survived by his wife, Suzanne.

Dori: Repeat offender on ‘house arrest’ while his victim’s family deliberates medical life support

Less than a month after a repeat offender allegedly mangled a Kent man’s car, leaving the victim paralyzed and comatose, the victim’s family must now decide whether to allow doctors to remove him from medical life support.
4 years ago

Dori: Mandate defiant Chehalis restaurant owner claims LCB agents recently raided Mackinaw’s

The owner of a Lewis County restaurant is facing even greater penalties after she says 10 Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) agents raided her business last week.
4 years ago

Dori: Lawyer for Kirkland neighbors calls King County’s homeless hotel purchase ‘absurd’

King County pays an above-market asking rate for subsidized housing in a former La Quinta Inn & Suites in Kirkland.
4 years ago

Dori: Why does Inslee refuse to give up his state emergency powers?

As of this month, Washington’s Jay Inslee (D) remains one of three state leaders in the United States to retain gubernatorial emergency powers with no end in sight.
4 years ago

Dori: Constantine, leftists on King County Council are obsessed with race in sheriff appointment

Finalists for King County's next sheriff are in the hands of leftists in King County government who are obsessed with race.
4 years ago

Dori: Stories live on from my hero, World War II vet Phil Sulman

Phil Sulman, 97, – humble World War II U.S. Army veteran, and proud Bellevue father and husband – has passed on.
4 years ago

Dori: ‘A huge step backward,’ says Puyallup mom of school meeting reserved for BIPOC community

"Alarming” and “surreal” are words a Puyallup mom uses to describe an event to discuss racism in Puyallup schools.
4 years ago

Dori: Are Bill Gates and climate change activists coming for your burgers and steaks?

Billionaire and internationalist philanthropist Bill Gates has a message for meat lovers: real beef is bad.
4 years ago

Dori: King Co Judge releases third dangerous suspect, despite Prosecutor’s pleas this week

For the third time in less than a week, King County District Court Judge Pro Tem Justin Walsh has ignored prosecutor’s objections and released a criminal suspect.
4 years ago

Dori: Another local judge releases suspect considered ‘a danger to the community’

For the second time in less than a week, a King County District Court judge decided to release a previously convicted felon with no bail.
4 years ago

Dori: Despite bail request, King County judge frees ‘out of his mind’ Georgetown home intruder

A man breaks into a Georgetown home after court leniency over a prior infraction in which the prosecution requested $100,000 bail.
4 years ago

Dori: Widow of hit-and-run victim worries lenient juvenile court judge will go easy again

The widow of a Maple Valley runner killed in a hit-and-run is “nervous” because her late husband’s alleged 15-year-old assailant is going before a lenient judge.
4 years ago

Dori: Triple murder convict seeks parole as victim’s daughter relives trauma

Kelley Tarp was just 13 years old when her father and two others were murdered at a SeaTac tavern. She now faces the release of her father's killer.
4 years ago

Dori: Teachers’ unions push King County to extend school mask mandates

Union leaders from nine King County school districts are asking the public health department to extend the mask mandate in schools until at least May 1.
4 years ago

Dori: WWII combat vet turns 97, recalls dinner with teenage Dolly Parton

For his 97th birthday, popular Dori Monson Show guest Phil Sulman shared yet another never-before-revealed chapter from his intrepid life.
5 years ago

Dori: Russian demands are ‘just like the old Soviet Union,’ congressman says

If proposed sanctions against Russia’s actions threatening Ukraine don’t work, will the U.S. put American boots on the ground to help this non-NATO country?
5 years ago

Dori’s Big Lead: Rep. Jayapal goes off on mask-less elevator riders

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) compared elevator etiquette and going maskless to those who seek to “undermine democracy” like the “Jan. 6 insurrectionists."
5 years ago

Dori: Can Dept. of Corrections avoid reporting transgender-related crimes in women’s prisons?

The case involving the Washington State Department of Corrections, transgender inmates, and refusing to share public records is heating up.
5 years ago

Dori: ‘Seattle is a good comedy town,’ says comedy icon Paul Reiser

Dori’s half-hour interview with Reiser covers everything from Reiser’s early days on the standup circuit, to cancel culture and “Mad About You.”
5 years ago

Dori: Is an alphabet book in Maple Valley school trying to indoctrinate kids into Marxism?

Parents are upset about an alphabet book titled “A is for Activist” that is included in Maple Valley’s Rock Creek Elementary collection.
5 years ago

Dori: FOX 13 anchor and host David Rose talks crime and new show

“Washington’s Most Wanted” may have retired from TV, but statewide crime and the former show’s executive producer and host David Rose clearly have not.
5 years ago

Dori: Fake vax cards or hiding HIV transmission, which is worse for state lawmakers?

State Sen. Jesse Salomon introduced a bill in the Legislature that would make it a Class C felony to sell or transfer fake COVID vaccine cards.
5 years ago

Dori: Capitol Hill dog abduction highlights Seattle’s crime problem

In the past 48 hours, the greater Seattle region has seen an abundance of crime, but a Capitol Hill dog abduction hits close to home.
5 years ago

Dori: Kent MLK Jr. Day video features kids demanding apologies

Success or failure? Many leaders believe the choice starts with attitude, and a recent video from Kent students proves that.
5 years ago