Isolde Raftery
Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery has been the Managing Editor at KUOW since 2024. Previously at KUOW, she was online managing editor, investigations team editor, and web editor.
She has reported for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state.
Isolde attended James A. Garfield High School in Seattle and later graduated from Barnard College in New York City. She received a Master's degree in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Baby Gorilla Is Born At Woodland Park Zoo, But Mom Walks Away
It’s a girl! Nadiri, a 19-year-old gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo, gave birth to her daughter at 11:30 a.m. Friday.
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Can Teens Refuse Life-Saving Care? Depends On The State
Teens as young as 12 can make their own medical decisions in certain states. That’s because of the mature minor doctrine. The doctrine allows teens to...
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When A 14-Year-Old Chooses To Die Because Of Religion, Can Anyone Stop Him?
The first time I interviewed Dennis Lindberg , he was alone on a weekday evening. He had just turned 12, and he had set out Saltine crackers on a paper...
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Seattle Candidates From Where The Sidewalk Ends
We’ve been asking Seattle City Council candidates to answer whimsical questions. What animal would they be? What magical power would they have? Who is...
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Seattle's District 3 Candidates Aren't Pulling Any Punches
Pamela Banks, a candidate for Seattle’s District 3 council seat, calls her opponent "Budget Rally."
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Liberal Tide Takes On Moderate Incumbent In Seattle Council Race
Standing outside the KUOW station, we asked Seattle City Council candidate Jon Grant what he would do if he lost. He would pay off his debt, he said....
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These Seattle Candidates Disagreed On Everything, Then Drove Off Together
The candidates in District 7 are both dog people. Sally Bagshaw, the incumbent, used to have golden retrievers. Deborah Zech Artis has a blind bichon...
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The Dream Of The '90s Is Alive In This Seattle Council Race
Cringey. That was the feeling inside the tiny booth off the studio during a recent Seattle City Council candidate debate.
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It's Tubs Girl Vs. Kale Guy In Northwest Seattle
The candidates for Seattle’s District 6 could not be more Seattle. Catherine Weatbrook – she used to be a Tubs girl. Tubs was a shady, windowless...
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District 1 Candidates On Housing, Magic And Margaret Mead
Ten minutes before West Seattle candidates Lisa Herbold and Shannon Braddock arrived at the KUOW studios, host David Hyde paced around his desk.
