KNKX, an American jazz radio host best known for The Art of Jazz, died on February 19, 2026.
KNKX is a public radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area with a jazz and news format. A member of National Public Radio, it is owned by Pacific Public Media, a community-based nonprofit organization.
The station operates from studios in downtown Seattle and downtown Tacoma and broadcasts from West Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah Alps.
KNKX (88.5 MHz) is a public radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, United States. A member of National Public Radio (NPR), it airs a jazz and news format for the Seattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by Pacific Public Media, a community-based non-profit organization. It operates from studios inside Suite 500 of the Madre Building on Western Avenue in downtown Seattle and inside the C.N. Gardner Building on Broadway in downtown Tacoma. KNKX broadcasts from West Tiger Mountain in the Issaquah Alps with a power of 68,000 watts.