Phyllis Fletcher
Editor
About
Phyllis Fletcher edits stories and shows at KUOW. Her previous work has reached audiences across the Northwest and around the world through NPR and its stations, American Public Media, The New York Times, Wondery, and Springer academic press. The Public Media Journalists Association named Phyllis its inaugural Editor of the Year, and the University of Washington inducted Phyllis into its Communication Department Hall of Fame.
Stories
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How the Old South is felt in the Northwest
We originally aired this story on January 19, 2007. Statues commemorating Confederate figures have been the source of tension, protests and removal this...
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An Eighth Grader's Diary From The 1985 Seattle Strike
The last Seattle teacher strike was in 1985. Gasoline was $1.20 a gallon. Careless Whisper by Wham topped the charts. And little Phyllis Fletcher was...
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In Oso, We Pulled Everybody Out Of The Mud
Bob DeYoung helped recover bodies of friends and neighbors killed in the Oso slide. His wife Julie took care of people who survived. Today they're...
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What We’re Really Saying When We Call Kids ‘Smart’
So many first day of school pictures today!
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Why Drowning Is A 'Cultural Condition'
Public health researchers have struggled with a leading cause of death in young children: drowning.
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How Drones Quietly Mapped Oso Landslide Area
As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a bill in April that would have regulated drone use statewide, a consortium of disaster recovery specialists...
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Landslide Recovery Specialist Hopes To Use Drones In Future Rescue Operations
Stacy Noland deployed to Oso, Wash., with the Global Disaster Innovation Group Field Innovation Team three days after the fatal landslide there. Noland...
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Mudslide Rescue Volunteers: ‘We’re Going In Whether You Let Us Or Not’
Bob DeYoung came to a prayer vigil in Darrington wearing thick suspenders that held up jeans covered in mud. “Sticks to everything,” he explained. You...
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'Grateful That I Have My Life:' Resident Recounts Near-Miss On SR 530
Darrington resident Mathalie Meracle believes she was the last person to drive through state Highway 530 before it was buried in mud and debris. KUOW's...
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Mudslide Witness: There Were 'Belongings All Over The Road'
Search and rescue crews enter their third day after the 1-square-mile mudslide wiped out dozens of homes in Oso — a town of about 200 people between...