Marketplace's Bill Radke Joins KIRO

Bill Radke, of Marketplace Morning Report, is moving to the Emerald City to co-host 97.3 KIRO FM's Seattle Morning News.

Radke is no stranger to the Northwest. He hosted NPR's Morning Edition for about seven years and appeared on KUOW from 1991-2004. He wrote a weekly column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and wrote a book called Seattle, according to mynorthwest.com.

Radke will co-host the morning news with Linda Thomas 5a.m. to 9a.m.

Radke told KIRO Radio's Dori Monson Show on Monday that he's been a fan of the station since high school. Listen here.

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