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
Podcasts
Stories
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King County burial ceremony honors record number of people without family — again
Hundreds of King County residents who died last year without family members to claim their remains were honored Wednesday in a special burial ceremony at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Renton.
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Former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant launches congressional campaign
Former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant says she'll run as an independent socialist in the upcoming race for Washington's 9th Congressional District.
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8 arrested as anti-LGBTQ group, counterprotesters descend on Seattle City Hall
Dozens of anti-LGBTQ demonstrators and counterprotesters faced off at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday as both sides scrutinized Mayor Bruce Harrell’s handling of a Capitol Hill protest over the weekend.
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3 Pioneer Square shooting victims identified, including 19-year-old woman
Three victims who died in a shooting early Saturday morning outside a Pioneer Square nightclub have been identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Seattle's Chinatown-International District gets its own public safety ambassadors
Seattle’s Chinatown-International district will become the city's next neighborhood to use a public ambassador program to address safety concerns.
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Seattle considers smart kiosks ahead of FIFA World Cup. Privacy advocates say that could be risky
With Seattle set to host six FIFA World Cup matches next year, the Downtown Seattle Association is urging the City Council to green-light a plan to install up to 80 interactive digital kiosks across the city's business districts.
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Remembering Kevin Diers
The Soundside team remembers our friend Kevin Diers.
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Federal funding cuts to AmeriCorps leave Washington volunteers, nonprofits scrambling for answers
Cuts to the federal volunteer service program AmeriCorps are disrupting the work of non-profits across Washington as well as the lives of volunteers.
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Seattle-area Catholics reflect on the death — and life — of Pope Francis
As Catholics across the globe mourn the passing of Pope Francis, Seattle-area parishes are preparing to honor the pontificate's life.
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FBI investigates Tesla charging station arson near Olympia as 'domestic terrorism' incident
The investigation comes several weeks after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the Department of Justice would pursue federal charges — carrying up to several decades in prison — against anyone who commits Tesla-related vandalism.
