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You’ve heard him for the past 14 years as a KVI voice on The Commute with Carlson and now Phil Vandervort takes over as the host of KVI’s Morning Ride. Join Phil and his producer, Zach Wildfang, every weekday morning from 6-9, to bring you the day’s first insight into the top local and political stories that impact your life, your town and your wallet so we can Make Washington Livable Again. The Morning Ride is fast-paced, filled with guest interviews from local leaders and politicians along with nationally respected voices like economist, Steve Moore, to give you unique insight that you won’t hear anywhere else. Phil Vandervort is a life-long Puget Sound resident. Born in Tacoma and living in Seattle since 1994, Phil has worked in Seattle talk radio since 1997 at Seattle’s biggest stations and with Seattle’s most well-known talk show hosts like John Carlson and the dearly departed, Dori Monson and John Clayton. Phil and his wife have been married for 26 years and have a 17-year-old son. Off the air, Phil’s interests include finding new bands and music, playing bass guitar, going to local concerts (has he told you about The Sheepdogs?), staying healthy with exercise that’s easy on the knees--especially snow skiing--and grilling meat.
(The Center Square) – The Spokane Police Department confirmed Friday that it’s no longer purchasing two long-range acoustic devices, at least for now, as the city council responds to community concerns. Several residents testified against the grant-funded purchase on Oct. 27, when it first appeared on the Spokane City Council’s consent agenda. Long-range acoustic devices, or LRADs, produce loud warning tones to attract public attention to verbal commands issued by law enforcement in different situations.
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s election night lead has dwindled to less than 2%, with challenger Katie Wilson gaining some ground in the last few days, according the latest tally of ballots. The fourth round of collected votes on Friday show Harrell with a 1.8 percentage point lead over Wilson. Wilson was originally down by seven points on Tuesday, but cut the deficit down on Friday. This is a common trend in
(The Center Square) – King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay has been elected as the next county executive after a close race with fellow Councilmember Claudia Balducci. Friday’s updated election results show Zahilay’s lead growing to 53.3% of the vote compared to Balducci’s 45.5%. Balducci conceded Friday afternoon “I want to congratulate my colleague, Executive-elect Zahilay, on the victory and thank him for a spirited contest of ideas about how to lead King County through these
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families reports that at least 45 children under its supervision died or suffered near-fatal incidents in the first nine months of 2025. Those figures were released on Friday by DCYF, more than a month after the agency announced that it had second- and third-quarter numbers but was not prepared to release them. The 45 figure puts the state on track for the worst
