Noel Gasca
Producer, Soundside
About
Noel is a producer for KUOW’s midday show Soundside.
Prior to joining Soundside, Noel worked as an online editor/producer with KUOW’s web team. 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 DC. 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. Noel has reported on labor and education.
When she’s not working, Noel enjoys perusing Seattle’s used bookstores, discussing the lasting legacy of Selena Quintanilla’s music with anyone who will listen, and spending way too much time fixing up her island on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: National Association of Hispanic Journalists, AIR
Podcasts
Stories
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New guidelines tied to Indigenous human remains leave museums racing against the clock
The Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act was created over 30 years ago to establish a framework for museums and other institutions to return certain objects to tribes, like human remains and funerary objects. But critics say museums have taken too long to return many of those items. Under new regulations that went into effect this month, institutions must prepare to repatriate all human remains and funerary artifacts within 5 years.
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What will it take for Boeing to rebuild its reputation?
Boeing’s struggles feel a little more personal to Seattleites, and those struggles have been huge. So what does the company need to do to turn things around? And how should Boeing begin to rebuild a reputation for quality and safety, after its series of high-profile failures?
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How a cold snap exposed cracks in King County's emergency response shelter system
This month’s cold snap did more than just ice over roads and knock out power — it also revealed some of the cracks in King County and Seattle’s cold weather emergency response system.
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What's with all the hype surrounding Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs?
The medication Ozempic and its competitors are being widely used off-label as weight-loss aides. Some fear their popularity could undermine the body-positivity and inclusivity work that has helped different body types be embraced in mainstream culture.
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This former Buddhist monk left life at the monastery behind — but not his community
Back in 2018, Annika Prom brought listeners the story of Venerable Prenz Sa-Ngoun, a then-20 year-old Cambodian-American Buddhist monk. In an effort to build a bridge between generations, Sa-Ngoun explained Buddhist practices and principles to viewers on Instagram and YouTube. It's been six years since Prom's original story, and a lot has changed. For one, Sa-Ngoun is no longer a monk.
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With Univision Seattle gone, this former anchor is filling the Spanish-language news gap
In November, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced it was ending its Univision affiliation - effective January 1. Now, a former anchor is taking on the responsibility to keep Puget Sound's Spanish-speaking community informed - all from the comfort of his son's childhood bedroom.
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What's behind a banner season for the UW Huskies? It could be a fan 'collective'
What's behind the Huskies' surprising position as a contender for the College Football National Championship? One of the reasons for their success may be thanks to a new gray area tactic that helps teams recruit and retain players: Fan “collectives.”
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In life and death, Tokitae the orca sparks a reckoning
In life, Tokitae the orca became a symbol to the humans who surrounded her; taking on a different meaning to each person. In her story "The Call of Tokitae", reporter Caitlin Gibson chronicles the orca's life and death through the people who knew her best.
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Which stories are going to be dominating your newsfeed in 2024? KUOW reporters sound off
Soundside reached out to reporters and editors at KUOW to share their predictions for what will dominate our newsfeeds, along with any resolutions they're making for 2024.
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How to handle holiday tipping, dress codes, and trauma parties
As fun-filled as this time of year can be, it can also force a plethora of sticky situations and quizzical conundrums for us to deal with. Soundside has rounded up a panel of etiquette and relationship experts to answer your toughest holiday questions