KIRO 7 reporter Deborah Horne will retire on Oct. 8 after more than three decades of reporting in the Pacific Northwest.

Deborah began her career as a newspaper journalist before moving into broadcast.

She spent 10 years in Providence, Rhode Island, before joining KIRO 7 in Seattle, where she has worked for the past 34 years.

Over that time, she has won multiple awards, including regional Emmy Awards, a Gracie Award for Outstanding Local Reporter, and induction into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Northwest Chapter.

Her reporting style was marked by fearlessness and empathy, often elevating voices from people living on society’s margins while holding government officials accountable.

Colleagues describe her as regal, commanding, and passionat

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