Isolde Raftery
Interim Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery has been the Interim Managing Editor KUOW since 2024. Previously, she was the station's Online Managing Editor.
She has worked for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk in 2010), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state.
Born in Ireland to an Irish dad and a French mom, Isolde grew up in Dublin, Paris, and Seattle, where she attended James A. Garfield High School. She later graduated from Barnard College in New York City and received a Master's degree in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
You can send her tips and story ideas via email or, more privately, by Instagram direct message @isoldedenise.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Carnation Family's Killer Dodges Death Penalty
A King County jury has sentenced Joseph McEnroe, who killed his ex-girlfriend's family in Carnation, Washington, to life in prison. McEnroe had...
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Are Parents Today More Mindful Or Paranoid?
You were probably a free-range kid. You rode your bike around the neighborhood and walked to school alone. Your parents warned of the dangers – which...
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Most-Read Books At The Seattle Public Library
We’re always looking for good book recommendations, which is why you often hear librarian Nancy Pearl on KUOW. That's why, ahead of summer reading...
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‘Don’t Go There’: Seattle Sherpa Keeps Returning To Everest
Months after Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa’s oldest brother died climbing in the Himalayas, Lhakpa Gelu determined that he would summit a Himalayan peak. His...
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Seattle Can't Cut Fluoride Level In Water, At Least For Now
Fluoride levels in water should be reduced, a federal agency said this week – but don’t expect a decrease from taps in Seattle anytime soon. Until the...
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Northwest Church Shopping: 'It's Kind Of Like Going On A Date'
At Greater Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Everett, Karen Shiveley sat alone in a pew, waiting to meet the pastor. The 67-year-old was smartly...
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Marysville Shooter's Dad Charged With Buying Guns Illegally
The father of a Tulalip Tribes teenager was charged Tuesday with illegally possessing the gun his son used to kill four classmates at Marysville...
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Top Italian Court Overturns Amanda Knox Murder Conviction
It's over. Italy's highest court on Friday overturned Amanda Knox's murder conviction, ending the Seattle resident's long legal battle for exoneration....
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What Happens If Italy Upholds Amanda Knox’s Guilty Verdict?
If Italy’s highest court upholds Amanda Knox's murder conviction Friday, Italian cops aren’t going to descend on Seattle and whisk her off – at least...
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5 Things You Should Know About The State Auditor Scandal
If you're confused by the headlines about the investigation into Troy Kelley, Washington state's auditor, you're not alone. Below, we unpack the news and put it in context.