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: Seattle Councilmember Rob Johnson is not telling the truth

Dori proves that the Seattle City Council is full of nothing but corruption. Councilmember Rob Johnson is in the pocket of Seattle's bike-share companies.
8 years ago

Dori: Seattle is the drug capital of the U.S.

Our region has turned into the nation's center for drug addicts. What is the solution? Well for starters, we could stop electing nutcases.
8 years ago

Dori: Kshama Sawant is a con artist

Kshama Sawant got elected telling voters that she would donate the majority of her salary to charity. Dori shows that according to the evidence, Sawant's donations come back to benefit her.
8 years ago

Dori to King County liberals: Do you shed tears over Democrats, or just Republicans?

The liberals of our region say they cry themselves to sleep over Trump. But do they care about the crimes happening right under their noses in the City of Seattle?
8 years ago

Dori: Seattle head tax is a fund for labor unions and drug addicts

The City of Seattle wants to tax the city's larger businesses to pay for solution's to the city's homelessness crisis. Dori says that this money will all end up going to labor unions and drug addicts.
8 years ago

Dori: Gov. Jay Inslee is an embarrassment to Washington

Jay Inslee announced to the entire nation that Washington has the country's best marijuana. Dori says that Inslee is going on his first campaign tours in his goal to run for president, and observes that the governor knows all of the right liberal keywords.
8 years ago

Dori: We need to reclaim our language in Seattle

Dori says that politicians have twisted our language to get away with spreading lies. He asks listeners to help him reclaim our language.
8 years ago

Dori: I almost died on my vacation

Dori thought he was going to get a relaxing week in Arizona. Instead, he had a near brush with death. He tells his listeners all about the vacation that didn't go quite as planned.
8 years ago

Dori: The Seattle P.I. is basically dead already

Seattle used to be a booming newspaper town. After the Seattle P.I.'s latest round of layoffs, however, Dori says it's time to shut down the once-great paper.
8 years ago

Dori: NFL teams recognize Kaepernick is more trouble than he’s worth

A new ESPN report states that the Seahawks were considering bringing Colin Kaepernick in for a workout - until Kaepernick refused to stop kneeling during the national anthem. Dori says that Kaepernick's refusal to stop using the football field as his personal social activism pedestal is a refusal to be a team player.
8 years ago

Dori: The Seattle City Council will have blood on its hands

By doubling the rates of Uber and Lyft for residents, the Seattle City Council is effectively ensuring that DUIs will increase and more people will be affected by drunk driving.
8 years ago

Dori: Thank you for helping us pull the pendulum back

Dori thanks his listeners for their support in pulling off the tent office protest. Things may have gotten out of hand in Seattle politics, but Dori says that he and his listeners will pull the pendulum back the other way.
8 years ago

Dori builds tent office to send message to Seattle

Dori and his listeners built a tent office outside KIRO Radio studios to illustrate the way Seattle lets 400 homeless encampments get away with existing on city streets.
8 years ago

Dori: I’m going to build a street office in Seattle

Dori plans to build himself a street office to see if the City of Seattle will treat him the same way it treats the downtown homeless population living in tents.
8 years ago

Sen. Baumgartner: Union bosses pulled Gov. Inslee’s strings

Republicans argue that union bosses have controlled Gov. Jay Inslee, forcing through legislation that forces a new crop of workers to pay union dues.
8 years ago

Dori: Stop blaming Trump for your unhappiness

President Trump has power over a lot of things in this country. One thing he does not have control over, however, is your own personal happiness.
9 years ago

Dori: We live in a bizarre world of traffic and taxes

Two Ballard seafood companies are moving out of Seattle altogether. It's a shame, but with traffic and taxes in this city, it's not that surprising.
9 years ago

Dori: Why I am certain the global warming cult is phony

Al Gore's mansion and the actions of Jay Inslee's climate adviser are perfect examples that the global warming cult doesn't believe the emissions that spew out of their own mouths.
9 years ago

Marijuana issue exposes the hypocrisy of WA AG Bob Ferguson

I'm not sure I have seen any politicians more hypocritical than Washington State AG Bob Ferguson. This week's marijuana issue illustrates that hypocrisy.
9 years ago

How many people does it take to screw in a light bulb at City Hall?

The City of Seattle sent out a memo last week warning employees that there will be scaffolding at the grand staircase in City Hall while crews replace light fixtures.
9 years ago

Time to celebrate: Scott Kubly has resigned from SDOT

SDOT Director Scott Kubly is resigning. It's time to celebrate, even though I won't have an SDOT director to complain about on my show anymore.
9 years ago

Dori: Time for Councilmember Kshama Sawant to apologize

Dori Monson: After a report explains why two officers were not at fault in the Charleena Lyles shooting, it's time for Councilmember Kshama Sawant to apologize for her negative rhetoric surrounding the case.
9 years ago

Washington graduation rate is low, but there’s more to the stats

The Washington graduation rate is among the lowest in the nation. But the state superintendent says that numbers can be deceiving and improved.
9 years ago

SDOT Director Scott Kubly still has a job?

The Seattle City Light CEO is stepping down. Seattle's Chief of Police plans to resign. How does SDOT director Scott Kubly still have a job?
9 years ago