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Matt Markovich

Matt Markovich brings 30+ years worth of reporting experience to ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio. He was originally brought to Seattle by ³ÉÈËXÕ¾-TV in 1991. After three years, he moved over to KOMO-TV and was there until the fall of 2021. After that, he did some fill-in talk show work here at ³ÉÈËXÕ¾-FM before moving over to FOX 13 as their political reporter. He’s a winner of 14 Northwest Emmy Awards. Matt began his broadcast career at KMET-FM in Los Angeles as a surf reporter while was going to college at UC Santa Barbara (his hometown) and making Mr. Zog’s Sex Wax. If you know what it is, you know why Matt was hired as a surf reporter. KMET brought him on full-time as a 19 year old radio producer/reporter at one of the largest rock ‘n roll stations in the country. He later finished up college at San Diego State University. He races Hobie Catamarans competitively, loves to ski, now ‘surfs’ the world wide web and shares travel secrets. He’s been married to his wife Carlissa for 26 years, has a son Josh, 23 and daughter Jessie 21 plus two labs Mekah and Georgia.

Report: Incidents of violent crime, homicides surge in Washington

Drug overdoses, property crime and a high number of unsolved cases highlight the latest crime statistics released for the state of Washington.
1 year ago

Checks are out to 400,000 Wash. households from $40M price-fixing settlement

The breakdown of payments includes $50 checks for 134,100 single-person households, while households with two or more residents will receive $120 each.
1 year ago

Lawmakers seek to protect consumers from losing money on unused gift cards

As the holiday season approaches, the issue of unspent gift cards has sparked concern among lawmakers in the state of Washington.
1 year ago

Can progressive candidates surge to prevent Seattle City Council overhaul?

Seattle's electoral history reveals that younger and more progressive voters provide a surge during the final stages of ballot tallying.
2 years ago

Campaign contributions in Seattle City Council races show varied support

Candidates across seven races for Seattle City Council report diverse contributions, with District 7's Bob Kettle leading the pack
2 years ago

WA Legislature passes drug law with modified gross misdemeanor

Details indicate a new drug possession law will include a modified gross misdemeanor as a penalty with a maximum of 364 days in jail.
2 years ago

Colorado Avalanche player involved in incident at Seattle hotel

An incident report from Seattle Police is filling some of the gaps in the disappearance of Colorado Avalanche star Valeri Nichushkin.
2 years ago

Legislators source questionable data for changing police pursuit laws

Stats used by legislators to consider changing police pursuit laws may be in question.
2 years ago

New bill aims to end ‘child marriages’ in Washington state

Washington state currently does not ban child marriages. A new bill in the state legislature would change that.
2 years ago