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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Students Tackle Gunman In Fatal Seattle Pacific University Shooting
Updated 9:20 p.m. PT: One person was killed and three others were wounded on Thursday afternoon when a lone suspect entered a classroom building at...
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Slideshow: Lactation Rooms Around Seattle (And Beyond)
When I returned from maternity leave earlier this month, my boss Jenna showed me to the lactation room.
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Japanese Cherry Trees Harken Back To Darker Times At UW
In a ceremony on Tuesday morning, the University of Washington dedicated more than 30 young cherry trees, gifts from Japan.
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Which One Will He Pick? Murray To Declare Police Chief Monday
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is expected to announce his pick for the city’s next police chief.
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Yes, We Bleeped The Word 'Uterus'
Some listeners may have noticed Friday when we bleeped a series of words in a piece on the dairy industry by Anna King of the Northwest News Network....
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Where Do You Pump At Work?
Hey mamas! I'm thinking about putting together a slideshow of spaces where women work. As many of you know, federal law requires that workplaces make...
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Some Charges Dropped Against Accused Massage Parlor Rapist
Prosecutors have dropped four of nine charges against a Seattle attorney accused of raping five women in Asian massage parlors.
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Superheroes V. Anarchists: Police Scanner Tracks Seattle May Day
May Day was supposed to be huge in Seattle this year. Television crews dispatched choppers. Police officers stood at almost every corner, poised for...
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Protesters Clash With Residents In Forks Over Dog Shelter
About 18 months ago, a volunteer at a Forks, Wash., animal sanctuary took photos of the shelter where she worked. She captured grim images of a rundown...
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Boring Bertha Digs Through Layers Of Seattle History
The most plausible theory about what stopped Bertha, the tunneling machine digging its way through downtown until last Saturday, is also the most boring.