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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) – The Seattle City Council has approved, by a vote of 8-1, a 0.1% public safety sales tax despite acknowledging its impact on low-income taxpayers. The sales tax is anticipated to generate $39 million in 2026, according to Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s budget proposal. Harrell must sign the council bill before Oct. 18 to receive the whole year’s revenue. Failure to do so would result in anticipated revenue dropping $9 million in
(The Center Square) – There’s no place safer to drive in the U.S. than Corpus Christi, Texas. That’s according to a WalletHub study, which puts five Texan cities in the top 10 of 100 cities. California didn’t fare as well, with four cities landing in the bottom 10 of the “Best and Worst Cities to Drive In” study. But even 93rd-ranked Los Angeles did better than the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia is America’s worst
(The Center Square) – King County Assessor John Wilson has announced he will not run for another term in 2026 and apologized for “personal behavior” involving allegations of stalking and violating a court order earlier this year. Wilson faced calls to suspend his campaign for King County executive and resign as county assessor after he was accused of stalking and harassment. Lee Keller, a local public affairs consultant and Wilson’s ex-fiancée, obtained a temporary protection
(The Center Square) – Facing a backlog of updates, Spokane County may reduce oversight of how the two local jails modify their policies to avoid costly lawsuits over noncompliance with changes in state law. The process is currently governed by a 2015 resolution that Detention Services Chief Don Hooper says hasn’t been updated since. The Board of County Commissioners adopted that at the time to align their policies with changes in state and federal law,
