The first thing that pops up when you Google “KUOW Joe Fain,” is the station’s headline from 2018.

“‘You raped me.’ Former Seattle official accuses Washington state Sen. Joe Fain of rape.”

Now he's a candidate for KUOW’s board.

According to an email obtained by The Stranger, new KUOW CEO Tina Pamintuan wrote to staff last night, stating that station leadership only learned about Fain’s candidacy in “the past day” and is now in talks with the board’s governance committee.

The KUOW/Puget Sound Public Radio (PSPR) board recruits its own members and votes on a slate of candidates every September. KUOW staff do not vote, though Pamintuan is a non-voting member of the board and told staff she will be included in future discussions of each candidate.

“We will keep you updated as our conversa

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