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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) – Attorneys general in California and Arizona say their states are getting billions of dollars back in their many lawsuits over what they call the Trump administration’s violations of laws and the U.S. Constitution. They say federal funds were unlawfully taken from their states and that the suits have a high ROI or return of investment for the money spent to file them. “The ROI on these lawsuits for all of the
(The Center Square) – A little more than a month after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah, new Braver Angels CEO Maury Giles came to Seattle. Braver Angels describes itself as “a citizens’ organization uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America.” Giles’ Wednesday appearance in the Emerald City comes at a time when Washington, a deep-blue state in terms of political ideology, is experiencing its own
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has made no secret of what he says is a lack of regional cooperation when it comes to dealing with the challenges of homelessness and drug addiction in Seattle, as well as King County. During what was supposed to be a Saturday debate with mayoral challenger Katie Wilson – her campaign said she was sick and could not attend – at the Washington Athletic Club, Harrell stated
(The Center Square) – Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Thursday that the White River bridge connecting Buckley and Enumclaw will reopen Friday after it closed due to severe damage nearly two months ago. Ferguson issued an emergency proclamation on Aug. 27, nine days after an overheight truck hit the bridge. The order allowed the state to begin repairs as soon as possible by bypassing the competitive bidding process for the project. Repairs started on Sept. 13,
