Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
Editor, Seattle Now
About
Caroline Chamberlain Gomez is the editor of Seattle Now, KUOW's flagship news podcast. She's produced and edited hundreds of episodes on the people and stories that shape Seattle. She created "Casual Friday," Seattle Now's Friday episode that performs best (almost) every week. She was also a lead producer on Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace and Second Wave. She has a Master's degree in Human Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington, and she applies a user-centered approach to her journalism and processes.
Previously she was a producer at KCRW and is a proud alum of UCLA's Daily Bruin.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, conversational German
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: The Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter
Stories
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Seattle Now: We can't have nice things
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Jeannie Yandel and Zaki Hamid, cohosts of KUOW's 'Are We Going to Be Okay?' series.
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Seattle Now: Goya boycott hits Seattle pantries
When the Latino community learned that the CEO of Goya Foods praised President Trump and his leadership during the pandemic, to many it felt like a slap.
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Seattle Now: A mask for every occasion
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Founder and Chief Strategist of Success Bully Keita Williams and Rachel Belle, feature editor at KIRO Radio and host of the podcast Your Last Meal.
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Seattle Now: Why you should eat frozen dumplings during the pandemic
The pandemic has changed something about everything we do. And food is a big part of that.
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Seattle Now: The end of CHOP
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW's Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong and Casey Martin
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Seattle Now: What the Fourth of July is and isn't
The Fourth of July is this weekend. And some celebrations will likely take a different tone this year, and that’s not just because your favorite fireworks show is cancelled.
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Seattle Now: 'No one wants to talk about the Mariners'
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Zaki Hamid, cohost of KUOW's 'Are We Going to Be Okay?' and Tan Vinh, food writer at the Seattle Times.
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Seattle Now: Back home for Juneteenth
Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the unofficial holiday celebrating the day that slavery ended in the United States. Seattle native Eula Scott Bynoe tells us about her family’s connection to the holiday, and what’s changed and hasn’t changed for Seattle’s historic Black community.
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Seattle Now: A surge of support for this Black-owned biz
When the pandemic forced Erika White to close down her restaurant temporarily, she pushed the dining tables aside and started offering take out. Business was brisk, but sustainable. Then the protests started, and everything changed.
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Seattle Now: 'That's straight out of Trading Places'
Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with Jeannie Yandel, host of KUOW's series 'Are We Going to be Okay?' and Melanie McFarland, TV critic at Salon.