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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: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announces that no counties will phase down for two weeks, May 4, 2021.

    King County will not fall back to Phase 2 ... for now

    While people around Washington state expected many counties to fall back to Phase 2 this week, Governor Jay Inslee announced that all regions will remain where they are for at least two weeks.

  • caption: Mike Gaunt of Seattle celebrates after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine from volunteer registered nurse Amy Rioux on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Island Drug in Oak Harbor. "I don't want to go crazy and think I have a new lease on life, but it kind of feels like it," said Gaunt. "It's like Christmas."

    Vaccinated and ready to celebrate? Not so fast.

    Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to announce which counties will have to fall back a phase in the state's reopening plan. King County is one of at least a dozen counties that is not currently meeting the benchmarks to remain in the more loose Phase 3.

  • caption: After over a year of working remotely, a return to the office raises questions.

    Here's what heading back to the office might look like

    After roughly a year of working from home, Michael Stephens’ first day back in her office felt like the first day of junior high. “There’s a super nervous energy in terms of what to expect, but also kind of a dread,” Stephens said. She woke early, didn’t drink much coffee because she was already amped up, and chose music that made her feel happy and comforted on her drive in.

  • caption: Protesters form a circle and block traffic at the intersection of Broadway and East Pine Street after the Seattle Police Department cleared the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, CHOP, early Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle.

    Time is running out for Washington lawmakers

    The momentous George Floyd guilty verdict is still weighing heavily on people’s minds this Friday. At the same time, the Washington Legislature is wrapping up an action-packed session during which lawmakers passed several bills that will significantly change the way police departments operate in this state - and the way our state handles protests.

  • caption: Alex Shpungin talks with a friend, Dorea, right, while sitting in his tent on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, near the intersection of Columbia Street and Alaskan Way South in Seattle. Shpungin has lived at this location for 3 months and hopes to stay there as long as possible.

    The politics of Seattle's housing crisis

    Seattle voters have some homework to do: They will need to study up on a measure now gaining strength that will probably appear on the November ballot. The measure would provide shelter, housing, mental health and substance abuse services for folks experiencing homelessness.