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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Late Seattleite Bruce Lee is forever stamped in film history — and soon, on your mail
The iconic martial artist, actor, and former Seattle resident Bruce Lee broke barriers as an Asian leading man on the big screen. Now, the United States Postal Service is commemorating Lee with an honor that's small in size, but tremendous in significance: a Forever stamp.
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Happy Seahawks Victory Parade Day!
Kinda boring game, super fun party. We promise.
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Seattle's 12s celebrate Super Bowl champion Seahawks
Twelfth man? More like millionth man. Hundreds of thousands of Seattle Seahawks fans were at Lumen Field and lined downtown streets Wednesday morning to celebrate their Super Bowl LX champions.
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Seahawks super fans scoop up Super Bowl victory merch
Seattle Seahawks fans are gearing up for the team's Super Bowl LX victory parade on Wednesday, and many are grabbing some new merch to celebrate the occasion.
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Millionaires' tax could ‘revolutionize’ WA education, OSPI chief says
State School Superintendent Chris Reykdal says a Democratic plan calling for a so-called "millionaires' tax" has the potential to "revolutionize" education in Washington state.
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This Seattle baker is using his passion for pastries to help immigrants
Since immigrating to Seattle from Mexico 14 years ago, Carlos Leon says he's built a community from scratch — built on a shared love of baking.
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New UW study links cannabis users with psychotic disorders to higher rates of health problems
A new study of cannabis users in Washington state is shedding light on a wider range of health problems for some users than previously documented.
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Seattle Children's Theater withdraws from upcoming production at the Kennedy Center
Seattle Children's Theater is withdrawing from an upcoming two-week run of shows at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
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The end credits roll for Seattle's Varsity Theater
After over 80 years, Seattle’s U-District is saying goodbye to a neighborhood staple: the Varsity Theater.
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Feds launch investigations into four WA school districts over trans athletes
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced they are investigating four school districts in Washington state for permitting transgender students to compete in school sports.