Liz Brazile
Interim Online Managing Editor
About
As KUOW's Interim Online Managing Editor, Liz oversees the newsroom's daily web coverage and digital news strategy. She also edits and reports stories for kuow.org.
Liz is among 10 journalists selected by ProPublica in 2024 to undergo the outlet's rigorous Investigative Editor Training Program. She's under ProPublica's mentorship through 2025.
Liz joined KUOW in January 2020 as an Online Editor/Producer. Prior to that, Liz covered education for Crosscut/KCTS 9. She is also an alumna of YES! Magazine, WLWT-TV, and The Cincinnati Herald. Liz currently serves as Senior Vice President of the Seattle Association of Black Journalists. She has also served board terms as President and Secretary of the chapter.
Liz was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH. A violinist, Liz originally started her college career thinking she'd become a music teacher. But after befriending a journalism major at the University of Cincinnati, she was inspired to pursue a career in news instead.
When she's not busy with the news, Liz enjoys roller skating, exploring new places, working out, and doting on her Yorkie.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English and conversational Spanish
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Professional Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists; National Association of Black Journalists; Investigative Reporters and Editors; and Ida B. Wells Society
Stories
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Health
6 now dead from coronavirus in Washington state, feds help investigate
Seattle area public heath officials on Monday announced the coronavirus death toll has risen to six in Washington state. There are currently 17 cases of the illness statewide: 14 in King County and three in Snohomish County.
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Health
Live blog: Coronavirus updates in Seattle area (Feb 29-March 2)
This post will be updated periodically with information about the coronavirus. Scroll down for older information. Top line information: *A man died on Friday of presumed coronavirus in Kirkland, Washington, across the lake from Seattle. He is the first documented death from a virus in the U.S. He had underlying medical conditions. *2 people from a nursing care facility in Kirkland tested positive for the novel coronavirus. *50 more people from that nursing facility are sick and waiting for results about whether they have the virus. *10 CDC workers from Atlanta flew to Seattle this weekend, bound for the nursing care facility in Kirkland.
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Education
Head of Kennedy Catholic placed on leave after ouster of two gay teachers
Kennedy Catholic High School President Mike Prato was placed on leave following the "forced" resignations of two teachers who were open about their same-sex engagements.
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Education
Archdiocese called for resignations of gay teachers from Kennedy Catholic High School, attorney says
Two teachers who resigned from Kennedy Catholic High School last week spent several months under the threat of losing their jobs upon sharing their same-sex engagements with school officials, their attorney told KUOW.
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Education
LGBT teachers 'pushed out' of Catholic high school, families demand reinstatement
Several dozen parents, students, and other community members gathered on Tuesday in protest of the alleged forced resignations of two LGBT teachers from Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien.
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Education
Angry, tearful Seattle parents demand change amid teacher abuse revelations
Seattle Public Schools on Thursday hosted its first open forum since an ongoing KUOW investigation revealed 10 cases in which the district failed to remove abusive teachers from its schools.
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Education
Seattle Schools 'rethinking' teacher misconduct policies following KUOW classroom abuse investigation
Seattle Public school officials said they are revising teacher misconduct policies and reporting mechanisms. But some question whether it’s enough.
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KUOW teacher abuse investigation 'has shaken so many of us to the core,' says Seattle Schools superintendent
A week after KUOW revealed that Seattle Schools has let abusive teachers return to the classroom, the superintendent called the matter "not acceptable." Many parents say her response is insufficient.
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Seattle parents outraged by teacher abuse revelations, but superintendent remains silent
Seattle parents are calling for Superintendent Denise Juneau to address revelations that the district let abusive teachers return to the classroom, sometimes after multiple incidents of misconduct.
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Education
Kent responds to fallout over teacher’s racist tweets
A Kent school teacher with a history of online bigotry and alleged verbal abuse was removed from her position as a teacher following a KUOW investigation into her misconduct. But several community members say the teacher's reassignment within the district isn't enough.