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Katie Campbell

Online Editor/Reporter

About

Katie joined KUOW's online team as an editor and reporter in 2024, after serving three years as senior producer of the local Morning Edition program. She has covered a variety of local topics, including Seattle politics, elections, and the arts. She's also co-hosts KUOW's weekly arts podcast, Meet Me Here, highlighting the local literary scene and visiting authors.

In 2024, Katie created the KUOW Book Club, featuring stories and authors from the Pacific Northwest. Katie's picks have included classics, like Timothy Egan's "The Good Rain," and more recent hits, like Sonora Jha's "The Laughter." At the end of each month's reading, Katie interviews the featured author, giving readers a chance to hear from some of the most talented writers in the region. All readers are invited to join the KUOW Book Club by signing up for the newsletter at kuow.org/books.

Katie is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism, and in her spare time that isn't spent reading, she is a P-Patch gardener and an auntie.

Location: Seattle

Languages: English

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Professional Affiliations: Union Steward, SAG-AFTRA

Podcasts

Stories

  • caption: The KUOW Book Club is reading "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific" by Coll Thrush in February 2026. Thrush will join KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live discussion at the Seattle Central Library on Feb. 26, 2026.

    Winter author series kicks off with Coll Thrush's 'Wrecked'

    The KUOW Book Club is embarking on a winter series of book talks in partnership with The Seattle Public Library this month. Our first pick is Coll Thrush's "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific." Thrush will join us for a live interview at the Seattle Central Library on Feb. 26. Register for free here.

  • Author Ijeoma Oluo’s guide for everyday people trying to fight oppression

    Last summer, one of KUOW's Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s 2024 bestseller, Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too. In it, Oluo shows how people across the nation are creating positive change for racial equity within our most important systems – like the media, policing, education, and many more. The aim of the book is educational, but also to inspire direct action from its readers. In the revolutionary spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, here's KUOW's Katie Campbell's conversation with Ijeoma Oluo.

  • The Boys in the Boat's author on how his book got men reading

    This New Year's Day, we're bringing you a bonus episode from our friends at KUOW's arts and culture podcast Meet Me Here. Men are reading less. Reading less than women, not reading as much as before. But Author Daniel James Brown's book The Boys in the Boat broke through. This week we’re getting lit with Author Daniel James Brown and tackling the ~discourse~ to find out how authors like him are writing authentic men, complex men. Plus, we give you a ton of recommendations of books and authors that will make anybody want to read.