KUOW board considers appointing former Washington state senator accused of rape Scott Greenstone August 29, 2025 / 11:21 am

KUOW’s board of directors is considering appointing former State Senator Joe Fain, CEO of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce — who was accused in 2018 of raping a woman 11 years earlier.

KUOW in 2018 published an in-depth investigation about the allegations, which Fain has denied . When The Stranger reported on the KUOW board’s consideration of Fain this week, Fain said the board had approached him about joining. He did not respond to a request for comment from KUOW’s newsroom.

“I have a strong desire to preserve public radio in our region, particularly as it comes under attack by a hostile administration in Washington, D.C.,” Fain, who ran as a Republic

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