Kirby Wilbur was born in Washington DC and moved to Seattle at the age of 8. He attended Queen Anne High School and the University of Washington, where he graduated with a BA in History. He has also studied at Hillsdale College and Georgetown University. He was the host of the morning drive show on 570 KVI radio in Seattle for over fourteen years, from 1995 to 2009 and returned to KVI in late 2015.