Katy Sewall

Katy is available for
Hosting and Interviewing (podcast, live, on-stage), podcast consulting (individuals, businesses, foundations, radio stations), and teaching new hosts & journalists better interviewing skills.I can also act as a senior producer radio projects.
- Editing
- Producing
- Recording
- Reporting
- Scripting
- Voice
- Writing
About Katy
I've been a radio professional for over 15 years, most of those senior producing and hosting for KUOW Public Radio in Seattle. For 9 years, I ran their flagship 2-hour-daily morning show "Weekday," also acting as fill-in host. I also produced live stage versions of the show, performing for audiences of 900+.
I've been trained by the best in the industry:
"Radiolab" (Intern)
"A Prairie Home Companion" (touring with, writing for, producing)
David Candow (hosting and writing classes)
Stephen Tobolowsky (storytelling classes)
I'm currently senior producer and co-host of "The Bittersweet Life," a weekly podcast that has inspired people all over the world to look at life in a deeper, richer way. My co-host is an expert in Roman history and art, so if you love Italy (and dream of living there) this is the show for you. The show is 6+ years old now, and famous authors and scholars regularly appear. People like Anthony Doerr ("All the Light We Cannot See"), Mo Rocca (Mobituaries), Jane Alexander (award-winning actress), and Paul Theroux (travel writer) just to name a few recents.
I'm also a podcast consultant, working with news organizations, businesses, and foundations to think through podcast ideas and explain, realistically, what time and talents are required to pull it off.
I'm regularly hired to interview big name guests (on-stage or taped), and I have been hired to teach interviewing both locally and internationally.
I have the ability to host (live on-air, on-stage, or taped), senior produce, podcast consult, create sound-rich features, report in the field, edit other people's work, and write creatively for broadcast. I have hosted and produced countless radio features, documentaries, and live broadcasts. My daily radio background makes me faster (and a little less precious) than some, and I also have a deep understanding of what appeals to the listener.
I am currently freelancing - based in Seattle, WA
Katy's Portfolio

Virtual Tour of Rome
Take a virtual trip to Rome! This fabricated walking tour of Rome is rich with sound effects and surprising historical facts. You'll have a hard time believing this tour wasn't actually recorded on the streets of Rome. COVID might be keeping us home, but with the theater of the mind we can go anywhere. Why not visit the Pantheon today?

The Sad Story Behind America's Favorite Carol "White Christmas"
White Christmas is the best selling Christmas song of all time. But this wistful, warm tune has a very sad background. Tune in to learn the history of how it came to be and why America loved it from the beginning.
Experience
Skills
- Acting
- Booking
- Field Producing
- Field Recording
- Hosting
- Interviewing
- Producing
- Reporting
- Research
- Show Development
- Story Editing
- Tape Syncs
- Voiceover
Equipment
- TASCAM DR-40
- SONY PCM-D10
- Rode NTG2 Shotgun
- Hindenburg Editing Software