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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

Stories

  • caption: KUOW letters are shown before "That's Debatable: The Homelessness Crisis is Killing Seattle" on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, as the sun sets at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle.

    Sound it Out: Listeners sound off on ranked choice and approval voting

    One of our primary missions for Soundside is to make sure you're not just hearing US when you listen. You're hearing yourself, too. YOUR questions, YOUR thoughts - because you're our neighbors, you're the folks we make this for. This time, we're discussing the feedback you gave us two stories we did about potential changes to Seattle's voting system.

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    What does the new climate bill mean for Washington state?

    Climate scientists say it’s now or never for governments to reassess their energy policies, before it’s too late to make a difference. The US is looking at doing just that. Earlier this month, congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes almost $370 billion dollars in climate provisions that could change how we get our energy. But will those investments bring us any closer to addressing climate change in an impactful way?

  • caption: Lily Stephens Barnsby and Drake Wilson are the creators and executive producers of "The Queer Agenda: A Great American Road Trip."

    'The Queer Agenda:' A summer road trip with a purpose

    For many, summer road trips are a rite of passage — and a chance to visit weird roadside attractions and eat a lot of fast food. But for a few Snohomish residents, their road trip came with a mission.

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    Washington schools have $1.5 billion to spend — where will it go?

    When schools shut down at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Congress put aside just over $13 billion in grant money for state educational agencies. New rounds of funding were approved in December 2020 and March 2021. But roughly half of the $2.6 billion allocated for schools here in Washington hasn’t been claimed yet, data published by the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction from July shows.

  • caption: Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.

    One year later, Afghan refugees in WA still need support to put down roots

    This week marks the one year anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, following the U.S.’s military withdrawal. Life has changed for most Afghans, including those who fled the country with their families through refugee resettlement programs. Soundside caught up with one advocacy group about what the resettlement process looks like in Washington state, one year later.