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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) – Recent public comments from various industry and local government organizations to the Department of Ecology on a new program intended to help reduce the costs of switching to electric vehicles reiterated prior concerns, including logistical challenges, with EV mandates. Washington state has adopted several California regulatory policies such as the Advanced Clean Cars and Advanced Clean Trucks. The goal is to have 100% light-duty EV sales by 2035, when it will
(The Center Square) – Incoming Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner will be compensated $425,000 per year as part of a newly agreed-upon contract with the school board. The contract establishes a base salary of $365,000 with the inclusion of $60,000 in tax sheltered annuity plan contributions. In comparison, former Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones earned $390,940 in his final contract with the district right before he announced his intent to step down from
(The Center Square) – A new study has revealed a record number of Americans are serving as unpaid caregivers for elderly relatives, and Washington residents bear that burden more than any other state in the nation. Seniorly, an online platform service that helps families find senior living communities, used data compiled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Census Bureau and the Genworth Cost of Care Survey to determine that nearly 40 million
(The Center Square) – The Richland City Council unanimously passed a one-tenth of 1% sales tax hike on Tuesday, without voter approval, to replace a $20 car tab fee funding its pavement preservation program. Finance Director Brandon Allen said Richland will begin collecting the tax revenue in April. The officials initially approved it last month, but voted again due to issues reporting the change to the state. Both the Department of Revenue and the Department
