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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Harassment on the mountain: The cost to women climbers
In the world of climbing, a climber without a partner is like a jockey without a horse. Which is why, for women climbers, talking about sexual...
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Rare attack: Cougar kills bicyclist near North Bend
A mountain lion killed one bicyclist and injured another near North Bend on Saturday morning, the King County Sheriff's Office said.
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New sex abuse lawsuit hits Ed Murray and city of Seattle
A lawsuit by Ed Murray’s former foster son says the city of Seattle gave Murray a platform as mayor to defame him over his claims that Murray sexually...
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PHOTOS: Skagit Valley tulips (because they're gorg and we can't get enough)
Spring is in the air! The tulips of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival are in full bloom. The festival, in its 35th year, runs through the end of April.
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Sherman Alexie on harassment allegations: I have 'harmed other people'
Prominent Seattle writer Sherman Alexie on Wednesday addressed allegations that have rocked the literary world over the past few days: That he had...
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Che Taylor's family files civil rights suit against city of Seattle
The family of Che Taylor has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Seattle and the police officers who shot him.
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Jeff Simpson hits Seattle with $1 million claim in Murray case
The city of Seattle turned a blind eye to allegations of sexual abuse against former Mayor Ed Murray, according to a new claim for damages filed by...
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Shakeup sought for complex where Charleena Lyles was shot
A citizens group wants the city of Seattle to investigate management of the low-income housing complex where Charleena Lyles was shot.
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Seattle wants to drop old pot charges and convictions
People with pot possession records in Seattle may be about to catch a break. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes announced today a...
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What’s new this year at the Seattle Women’s March
Thousands of people – maybe tens of thousands, according to the city of Seattle — are expected at the second Women’s March in Seattle this Saturday.