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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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.
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Voices of the pandemic – 5 years later
Five years ago, Washington found itself at the leading edge of a once-in-a-century pandemic. Things now might appear to be back to normal, but scratch the surface and you'll find changes large and small to our health, our work, and our communities.
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Five years later, the COVID pandemic is still with us
Five years ago, Washington found itself at the leading edge of a once-in-a-century pandemic. The rapid spread of COVID, and the lockdowns that followed, shaped our communities, our health and our work for years to come.
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This Gig Harbor man risked his life to rescue a truck driver, and was saved in return
A Gig Harbor resident is reflecting on the dramatic rescue that earned him the Carnegie Medal for Heroism. The award is given to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others.
