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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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson pitches $410 million library levy
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and the head of The Seattle Public Library system are laying out their vision for a new $410 million library levy that’s expected to appear on the ballot this August.
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Washington state House majority leader apologizes for drinking on the job
Washington state House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon is apologizing for consuming alcohol prior to completing his committee work in the legislature on Wednesday.
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Cheryl Stumbo, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle shooting survivor, dies at 63
Cheryl Stumbo, a survivor of the 2006 shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and gun violence prevention advocate, has died. She was 63.
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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.