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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) – A Wednesday headline in The New York Times above a photograph of a smoke-engulfed Interstate 90 Floating Bridge on Lake Washington reads, “Washington State Braces for ‘Inevitable’ Megafire. Climate Change May Bring It Sooner.” Just below the headline, the author wrote, “The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter, and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be nearly impossible to fight. All the state can
(The Center Square) – Seattle’s city attorney race shows a possible progressive shift in the city’s political landscape. Incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison, who was elected in 2021 with a tough-on-crime platform, trails progressive challenger Erika Evans, who nearly has a 20% lead. Evans, a former assistant lawyer for the U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the city of Seattle, seeks, according to her campaign website, to expand pre-filing diversion programs, establish an anti-hate and bias crimes
(The Center Square) – Washington state ferry riders will have to dig a little deeper into their wallets later this year. The Washington State Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved an additional 3% fare increase for vehicle and passenger fares, effective Oct. 1, 2025, and May 1, 2026, to meet the Legislature’s $408.8 million revenue target for the 2025-27 biennium. The summer peak season surcharge on vehicle fares will rise to 35% on all routes starting
(The Center Square) – Looking ahead to Nov. 4, Spokane City Council candidate Christopher Savage sat down with The Center Square on Thursday to discuss what’s next in his bid to represent District 3. Savage advanced to the general election on Tuesday after receiving the second-most votes in the Aug. 5 primary. He’ll face incumbent Councilmember Zack Zappone in November, who led with more than 50% the vote this week as of Wednesday evening, though
