Katie Campbell
Online Editor/Reporter
About
Katie joined KUOW's online team as an editor and reporter in 2024, after serving three years as senior producer of the local Morning Edition program. She has covered a variety of local topics, including Seattle politics, elections, and the arts. She's also co-hosts KUOW's weekly arts podcast, Meet Me Here, highlighting the local literary scene and visiting authors.
In 2024, Katie created the KUOW Book Club, featuring stories and authors from the Pacific Northwest. Katie's picks have included classics, like Timothy Egan's "The Good Rain," and more recent hits, like Sonora Jha's "The Laughter." At the end of each month's reading, Katie interviews the featured author, giving readers a chance to hear from some of the most talented writers in the region. All readers are invited to join the KUOW Book Club by signing up for the newsletter at kuow.org/books.
Katie is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Journalism, and in her spare time that isn't spent reading, she is a P-Patch gardener and an auntie.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Professional Affiliations: Union Steward, SAG-AFTRA
Podcasts
Stories
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While this WA commission's 'homework was turned in late, it was completed'
The Washington State Redistricting Commission had one job.
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What to know about the recall effort to oust Kshama Sawant, Seattle's socialist council member
While the big election came and went in November, voters in Seattle's District 3 are not through weighing in on one major issue: Kshamas Sawant. Ballots asking "yes" or "no" to recall Sawant are being mailed to voters, as are plenty of campaign fliers attempting to sway the outcome.
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This small Washington town is under water - again
Residents of a small Washington border town say the Nooksack River unleashed a flood unlike any they’ve ever seen before this week. It represents what climate scientists say will be the norm for years to come.
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New voting maps to be drawn by state Supreme Court, after historic fail by commission
Washington was supposed to know by Tuesday, Nov. 16 what the state’s new political maps would look like. But the state's bipartisan redistricting commission has missed its deadline. The task now goes to the Washington State Supreme Court.
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Did Seattle voters just choose the 'status quo'? Depends on who you ask
It seems Seattle, as a concept, is in the eyes of the beholder.
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Seattle’s Carmen Best is being considered for NY police commissioner job
The New York Times is reporting former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best is on the short list of candidates for police commissioner at the New York Police Department.
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Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best speaks plainly about being 'Black in Blue' in new book
Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best started her law enforcement career the same year Rodney King was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police officers. She ended her career in 2020, just a few months after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. And the intervening years were marked with too
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Will Seattle voters choose 'back to basics' candidates or stick with 'activists'?
The big day is near, and time is running out for voters to turn in their ballots. (Have you turned yours in, by the way? You should take care of that.)
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'The guy you look up to every day is gone.' The toll of Rolovich's departure, as told by one WSU alum
A WSU alum is reflecting on how the Rolovich saga has played out for him as a fan who was already struggling with what he sees as the highly problematic college football machine.
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'We cannot promise every employee an accommodation'
Even if your request for an exemption is approved, you are still at risk for losing your job.