Noel Gasca
General Assignment Reporter
About
Noel is a general assignment reporter for KUOW, covering everything from city hall to pickleball. Prior to joining the newsroom, Noel worked as a producer for KUOW’s midday show Soundside. Noel has also worked as an online editor and producer with KUOW’s web team, and she’s also a proud graduate of KUOW’s RadioActive program.
Noel is an alumna of Emerson College and has interned at NPR member stations WBUR in Boston and WAMU in Washington D.C. Originally from Lake Stevens, Washington, Noel is elated to be back in the Pacific Northwest and covering the people and places that make up the state she calls home.
When she’s not working, Noel enjoys perusing Seattle’s used bookstores, practicing her kata, and discussing the lasting legacy of Selena Quintanilla’s music with anyone who will listen.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: National Association of Hispanic Journalists, AIR
Podcasts
Stories
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Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson responds to allegations of 'toxic behavior'
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Washington's longest-serving House speaker reflects on three decades in Olympia
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An Oregon newspaper died. Then, A.I. technology stole reporting to resurrect it
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Politics
Big names bowing out of Seattle-area politics
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$20 for lettuce today, $50 tomorrow — how local food banks are handling inflation
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Memory, music, and caretaking take center stage with 'Lucidity'
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A first of its kind state agency faces a slow start, and pushback from police reform advocates
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What could a capital gains tax mean for Seattle?
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SPS parents mount a recall effort against Seattle School Board President Liza Rankin
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Advocating for WA immigrants under Trump