Friday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Boeing announces layoffs amid strike, whooping cough cases are on the rise, and the waterfront cabins on Cama Beach aren't coming back. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW.
We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Support comes from Washington's National Park Fund, the official philanthropic partner of Mount Rainier, |
| 0:06.3 | North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks. Proceeds from Washington National Park license plates |
| 0:11.9 | help fund important projects in these parks that might not otherwise receive support. More at WNPF.org. |
| 0:26.9 | These days, there's so much news. It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. |
| 0:37.9 | The Consider This podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news. |
| 0:44.9 | We get behind the headlines. We get to the truth. Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. |
| 0:56.2 | Hey there, happy Friday. Hope your weekend starts soon. From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now. I'm Patricia Murphy. Here are today's top stories. It's Friday, October 11th. Boeing says it |
| 1:04.7 | plans to lay off thousands of workers while machinists are still on strike. Casey Martin reports. |
| 1:13.4 | CEO Kelly Orberg told employees in a message on Friday that the business is in a difficult position. Over the coming months, |
| 1:18.8 | he wrote, the company is planning to reduce the size of their total workforce by about 10%. That's roughly |
| 1:24.8 | 17,000 jobs. And it'll include executives, managers, and employees, |
| 1:29.9 | Orberg said. This weekend marks one month that over 30,000 Boeing machinists have been on strike, |
| 1:36.3 | calling for higher pay and more benefits. Last month, Boeing began furlowing thousands of employees |
| 1:42.0 | to save money. Orpurg says, because of the layoffs, there will not be another cycle of furlowing thousands of employees to save money. Orpurg says because of the layoffs, |
| 1:45.1 | there will not be another cycle of furloughs. Meanwhile, contract talks have broken down, |
| 1:50.2 | and striking machinists are planning a rally in Seattle on Tuesday. Casey Martin, KOWW News. |
| 1:56.7 | A follow-up now on a story we first reported last week on the closure of an assisted living facility in Seattle. |
| 2:03.4 | State officials say the Norse home in the Finney Ridge neighborhood will look very different when it reopens. |
| 2:09.3 | Amy Radle reports. |
| 2:11.0 | Last month, Seattle's Norse home informed its 80 residents. |
| 2:14.6 | They need to find new places to live by next summer because the facility |
| 2:18.2 | is closing for a massive remodel. The majority currently have assisted living units, which are |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KUOW News and Information, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of KUOW News and Information and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.