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
Stories
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What does Kennedy v. Bremerton School District mean for how schools handle religious speech?
What started out as one coach's post game ritual at Bremerton High School wound its way to the Supreme Court earlier this week.
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18 sites across WA contain a slur for Indigenous women in their name, but not for long
The names of our cities, landmarks, and geographic features can tell us a lot about the history of our communities. But when you name something - it's impossible to look into the future and determine if those words will always carry the same weight and meaning.
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Delivery apps boomed during the pandemic. Gig workers say it's time for companies to pay up.
It's a pandemic story we all know pretty well at this point:
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Voice of the farmworker: How Spanish-language radio cultivated community in Yakima Valley
Soundside host Libby Denkmann talked to author Monica De La Torre about the Chicano and Chicana organizers who came together in 1976 to create a Spanish-language community radio station in the Yakima Valley. They discussed the groundbreaking programming Radio Cadena produced and the women behind it.
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In the Yakima Valley, tiny beetles are posing major problems for growers
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'I do feel that level of burnout:' Why Washington's Rep. Jesse Johnson won't seek reelection
Since joining the state Legislature in 2020, State Representative Jesse Johnson has been outspoken on issues related to police accountability, education, and economic development in Washington.
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More than books and mortar: Seattle Public Library's next chapter
Seattle Public Library's new Chief Librarian Tom Fay shares his vision for the future of the institution.
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Lights, camera, the Evergreen state: Why isn't Washington in more films about Washington?
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So you've unionized your Starbucks. What comes next?
This week, Starbucks partners at the Broadway and Denny Location in Capitol Hill clocked in to their first shift at a unionized Starbucks.
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Has a crack appeared in Washington's concrete strike?
Last month, Soundside took listeners to the picket line as concrete workers continued their strike against six of the largest concrete suppliers in the region.