Noel Gasca
General Assignment Reporter
About
Noel is a general assignment reporter for KUOW, covering everything from city hall to pickleball. Prior to joining the newsroom, Noel worked as a producer for KUOW’s midday show Soundside. Noel has also worked as an online editor and producer with KUOW’s web team, and she’s also a proud graduate of KUOW’s RadioActive program.
Noel is an alumna of Emerson College and has interned at NPR member stations WBUR in Boston and WAMU in Washington D.C. Originally from Lake Stevens, Washington, Noel is elated to be back in the Pacific Northwest and covering the people and places that make up the state she calls home.
When she’s not working, Noel enjoys perusing Seattle’s used bookstores, practicing her kata, and discussing the lasting legacy of Selena Quintanilla’s music with anyone who will listen.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: National Association of Hispanic Journalists, AIR
Podcasts
Stories
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Christian Nationalism and its effect on Yakima city politics
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Instead of going high, Democrats are going 'weird'
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Can astronauts vote… for lands commissioner?
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Proponents of I-2117 make the case for dismantling WA's cap and invest system
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The debate you didn't hear about - governor smackdown!
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What can we learn from one man's experience with SODA?
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Seattle City Council approves 'loitering' penalties for prostitution and drug zones
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How the director of 'All We Carry' went behind the headlines of the refugee crisis
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ChatGPT: a useful study buddy, or cheating machine? Educators at the UW are trying to figure that out
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'Seattle Eats with Tan Vinh' is bringing you the tastiest tidbits of the PNW
