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Former ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio Host

Colleen O'Brien

Colleen O’Brien was formerly the co-host of Seattle's Morning News and News Director at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio 97.3 FM before departing in December 2024. She’s been broadcasting since junior high, but began her professional career in Seattle radio. She then spent a few years in Spokane working for KXLY TV before returning to her first love – radio – at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ FM.

³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio listeners respond to dying boy’s Christmas wish

Jacob Thompson is a 9-year-old boy who is fighting an aggressive form of cancer. He was recently admitted back to the hospital. The cancer was found to have spread.
8 years ago

A unique ‘thank you’ for veterans

There's a lot you can do for our veterans. You can simply look them in the eyes and thank them. Maybe buy them lunch. Or, you could give a veteran a wedding dress.
8 years ago

Dreams come true on the football field

Sepp Shirey was born with cerebral palsy, but he never let that stop him from anything.
8 years ago

Help deliver Christmas to a dying boy

Jacob Thompson was diagnosed with cancer at five-years-old. Amazingly, he's survived four years but last month learned his Neuroblastoma had spread and has about a month left to live. He has one request for his final weeks.
8 years ago

How my daughter’s Halloween went

We'll get to my daughter's sugar-high in a moment. First, your Daily Dose of Kindness.
8 years ago

The homeless win when kindness multiplies

About a year ago, WTXF in Philadelphia featured a story about Brennon Jones, who gives free haircuts to the homeless right out on the street.
8 years ago

Nurse comforts dying patient with song

All nurses deserve recognition for the hard work they do. Especially for the emotional work, they put in for their patients.
8 years ago

Home Depot employee pays for wheelchair-enabled boy’s costume

The Mcilroy Family is the kind of family that makes their Halloween costumes from scratch. This year, at Home Depot, they got some extra help and a dose of kindness from an employee.
8 years ago

Woman creates healing art for cancer patients

KHQ was there as Dana created a crown of hearts and butterflies for 7-year-old Alex, who is battling Leukemia.
8 years ago

Seattle runner assaulted at Golden Gardens Park pushes through Chicago Marathon

In March, Kelly Herron -- an avid Seattle runner -- was assaulted by a sex offender who hid in the women's bathroom at Golden Gardens Park.
8 years ago

Little girl empties piggy bank for surprising reason

Kids often do funny things but with my own daughter I've found that kids do it with an open heart.
8 years ago

Kindness is everywhere if you care to look for it

Acts of kindness, big or small, are everywhere. It just takes a little to practice to spot them.
8 years ago

Seattle Riot treats Ultimate as a lifestyle

There's a Seattle team that nobody seems to be able to beat. They're called the Seattle Riot.
8 years ago

Kindness takes a seat

Harvey Djerf takes two walks every day through his neighborhood with the help of two walking sticks.
8 years ago

Students surprised at reason elderly sub still teaches

Don't lose faith in the young generation just yet.
8 years ago

The world turns October into Brocktober

This month has been dubbed "Brocktober" for a Biddeford, Maine boy.
8 years ago

Officer goes above and beyond for elderly man with bum ID

A Montebello, California police officer was called to a bank a couple week back on a disturbance call. When he found out what was happening, he went above and beyond.
8 years ago

When you hesitate to donate, look to kids as an example

Kindness and generosity come naturally to kids. When some of us wrestle with whether to text in a $10 donation, kids rarely hesitate to help when they see someone in need.
8 years ago

Mike Rowe surprises Black Diamond treasure Mama Ginger

Mama Ginger Passarelli is pretty well known around here. She founded a non-profit called The Soup Ladies more than a decade ago out of the kitchen of her restaurant in Black Diamond.
8 years ago

Magic yarn offers an escape for kids in the hospital

It began as one wig -- a gift for a friend's daughter who was battling cancer. It's now a movement bringing magic to kids who need it the most.
8 years ago

67,760 heroes and counting

Strangely enough, I sometimes struggle to find stories of Kindness. Sometimes I have to reach into the corners of the Internet to pull goodness out of the darkness. Sometimes a story is nice, but is it kindness?
8 years ago

America has a lost generation of men who can’t deal with emotions

America has raised a lost generation of men who can't handle intense emotions. They turn to violence, guns and hatred instead of looking at themselves.
8 years ago

When a wave is just what the doctor ordered

The new Hawkeyes tradition is so much more than a wave. It's 70,585 people throwing their support behind the patients at Stead Family Children's Hospital.
8 years ago

NFL player donates first game check to lucky stadium employees

Houston Texans rookie Deshaun Watson did something unexpected with his first game check -- he gave it away.
8 years ago