Co-Host of The Jake & Spike Show

Jake Skorheim

Jake Skorheim is the co-host of The Jake & Spike Show on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. Skorheim started at Bonneville Seattle in 2008 as producer for The David Boze Show on KTTH. In 2009 he moved to KIRO, serving as Dori Monson’s producer until 2016, before taking a hiatus from radio.

Jake: Wildlife officials put down a bear cub near Index. Why?

This blog post discusses the controversial decision by WDFW to euthanize two black bears after an incident involving an older woman.

7 days ago

Jake: Why Gov. Ferguson’s B&O claim is meaningless for small business owners

Jake Skorheim explores why Gov. Ferguson’s B&O claim holds no weight for small business owners and what it means for the future.

14 days ago

Jake: Washington’s millionaires’ tax puts the state ahead of private charities

I’m voting yes on I-645 to repeal Washington’s so-called millionaires' tax, and I hope you will too.

15 days ago

Jake: Remember the Titans — my fix for 2 schools that just canceled football

Washington high school's Todd Beamer and Hazen canceled their football seasons over injuries. I have a solution. It’s not very realistic, and it’s a long shot.

22 days ago

Jake: Mayor Wilson should worry more about crime, less about coupons

The Seattle City Council just passed the Fair and Transparent Pricing ordinance on a 7-2 vote. Credit to the two no votes, who seem to have some common sense.

28 days ago

Jake: Will anyone lose their job over the WSF ‘sick-out’?

I'm watching the Washington State Ferries sick-out from a safe distance, shaking my head. The question on everyone's mind: what are they going to do about this?

1 month ago

Jake: Seattle’s minimum wage is $22.14. The real minimum is zero

My first job paid about $5.50 an hour. It wasn't going to make me rich, and that wasn't the point. I was picking up skills I could trade for better pay later.

1 month ago

Jake: Sound Transit board votes unanimously to give Dow Constantine a raise? And a bonus? For what?!

Dow Constantine's new deal locks him in for three more years as CEO of the taxpayer-funded agency, at a cool $509,689 a year.

1 month ago

Jake: Can Seattle learn from its affordable housing mistake?

Seattle has been running this experiment for a decade with "affordable housing," and the results are in. Good intentions, bad math.

2 months ago

Jake: The suddenness of AI doomerism is suspicious

AI is now, apparently, an existential threat to humanity, and that only aggressive government regulation stands between us and extinction.

2 months ago

Jake: Business leaders wrote the plan — now read it, Madam Mayor

Seattle business leaders already handed Mayor Katie Wilson the public safety plan her new year-long task force was created to write.

2 months ago

Jake: Televise Seattle’s teacher contract negotiations — it’s public money

Jake Skorheim explores the need for transparency in Seattle's teacher contract negotiations over public funding.

2 months ago

Jake: Calls grow to fire SPD chief, but would Katie Wilson’s replacement be any better?

SPD Chief Barnes has his problems, but he might be better than whoever Mayor Katie Wilson would pick to replace him.

3 months ago

Jake: ‘Operation Red Card’ is great police work — but why did it take until the World Cup?

A recent report detailed "Operation Red Card," a joint effort by local law enforcement during the World Cup, and the numbers are genuinely impressive.

4 months ago

Jake: Costco please add this menu item to your food court, it will be the No. 1 seller instantly

Why doesn’t Costco have corn on the cob at the food court? Think about it, a giant Costco corn cob — massive, obviously — salted to perfection.

4 months ago

Jake: Why I believe Team USA can win the World Cup

Are the odds in our favor? Maybe not. But as our history shows, we don't really care about the odds. Do Americans believe we can win the World Cup? Hell yes.