Gil Aegerter
About
Gil edits feature pieces and helps guide staff reporters through their stories. He previously served as interim digital director and online managing editor at KUOW. Before that he spent seven years with NBCNews.com, where he was variously a senior editor, editor-producer and features editor. He also worked 25 years as a newspaper editor in Anchorage, Alaska, San Diego, Wilmington, N.C., and Seattle. He also was a freelance researcher for NBC Olympics for the Games in Atlanta; Sydney, Australia; Salt Lake City; Athens; and Torino, Italy. He is a graduate of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, with a degree in photojournalism.
Stories
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How To Help And Who Should Volunteer In Wildfire Fight
The state of Washington is taking an extraordinary step to battle the wildfires ravaging the region: seeking volunteers to join the fight. And the...
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Smoke Fills Seattle Sky As Okanogan Fire Nears Record Size
Smoke from wildfires raging in eastern Washington prompted an air quality warning for the Seattle area. The National Weather Service said Saturday...
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'Unprecedented Cataclysm': Wildfire Kills Three Firefighters In Methow Valley
Three Forest Service firefighters killed in a wildfire threatening Twisp were in a vehicle accident before flames overran them, state and federal...
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Lightning-Caused Wildfires Destroy Buildings Around Chelan
Hundreds of people fled wildfires that surrounded the city of Chelan after multiple lightning strikes on Friday, emergency officials said. Residents and...
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Former President Jimmy Carter Reveals He Has Cancer
Former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed that cancer has spread to other parts of his body.
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Jean Godden Concedes In Seattle City Council Race
After 12 years on the Seattle City Council, Jean Godden conceded defeat Thursday in her race for a fourth term.
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Godden Trails, Sawant Leads In Seattle Council District Races
Your votes are in and here's what we know about the primary election for Seattle's new City Council districts: It was pretty good for incumbents. Except...
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Time To Let Your Lawn Go Brown, Climatologists Say
Extremely dry weather and rising use have got the Puget Sound region’s cities thinking seriously about a water shortage later this year. Seattle, Tacoma...
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KUOW Team Just Happened Upon This Moose In Alaska
Reporting in Alaska comes with special challenges: There are the vast distances, the fickle weather, the moose on the bicycle path …
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Washingtonians React To Gay Marriage Ruling
Facebook posts, tweets and Instagram photos poured out after the Supreme Court ruled that marriage is right for all Americans, including the nation's...