Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
Editor, Seattle Now
About
Caroline Chamberlain Gomez is the editor of Seattle Now, KUOW's flagship news podcast. She's produced and edited hundreds of episodes on the people and stories that shape Seattle. She created "Casual Friday," Seattle Now's Friday episode that performs best (almost) every week. She was also a lead producer on Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace and Second Wave. She has a Master's degree in Human Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington, and she applies a user-centered approach to her journalism and processes.
Previously she was a producer at KCRW and is a proud alum of UCLA's Daily Bruin.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational German
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Podcasts
Stories
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After 100 years, a Northwest symbol of Japanese culture returns to Tacoma
In 1928, Uwajimaya founders Fujimatsu and Sadako Moriguchi opened their first Japanese grocery store in Tacoma. Now, the company their granddaughter runs is returning to the city where Uwajimaya got its start. Plans are in the works to open a new Tacoma store in 2027.
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Weekend Listen: City Council President Sara Nelson says goodbye
Today, we’re bringing you the best from another KUOW show, Soundside. A lot has changed during Sara Nelson’s time in Seattle government. She was a centrist outlier on a progressive city council when she was first elected in 2021. But the dynamics changed: Nelson ended up running the show as council president, after a moderate slate of candidates swept the 2023 election. Now - her time in office is coming to an end. Next month, there will be a new, more progressive representative in the citywide Position 9 seat that Nelson’s held the past four years. Nonprofit leader Dionne Foster will take Nelson’s place after winning by a wide margin of votes in November. Last week, Nelson spent an hour with Soundside to reflect on her tenure and the direction Seattle politics is moving.
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The Constitution, read by we the people, at UW
Tomorrow is election day. Your right to vote in a local election is enshrined by the US Constitution's 10th amendment. We’ll talk with U.S. Documents Librarian Cass Hartnett about why for the past 20 years she invites the public to the UW to participate in a live reading.
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Seattle's got hex appeal. How local witches are cultivating the city's magic
Take a look around Seattle and you'll find a myriad of signs that occult practices resonate here. Meet two witches who are cultivating the city's magic.
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Seattle has plenty of witches, and not just on Halloween
Tomorrow is Halloween. A fun, candy-filled time for some, but a spiritually important time for others. Seattle has a thriving local witch community… And while you may only think about them during your yearly Practical Magic rewatch, they’re practicing magic year-round. We’ll hear from a couple of Seattle witches.
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The Mariners are approaching uncharted territory (the good kind)
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Can AI make true art? Local sci-fi author Ted Chiang says no
Generative AI is the source of a lot of angst. For students, for workers, for artists. We’ll talk to Bellevue-based science fiction writer Ted Chiang about how he thinks about it as a writer.
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Saturday Special: Meet the researchers trying to help the northwest’s puffins bounce back, and remembering Dr. Quintard Taylor
Today, we’re bringing you the best from our KUOW Newsroom… Sometimes a species becomes so rare that you may not know it still exists - like puffins in the northwest. Catch up with the researchers trying to help them bounce back. And colleagues remember Dr. Quintard Taylor, a pioneering historian and former UW Professor Emeritus.
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Cars or no cars Pike Place Market endures
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Chef Kenji brings back "Tasting Notes"