Isolde Raftery
Online Managing EditorYear started with KUOW: 2013
Isolde Raftery became the online editor at KUOW in October 2013. Previously, she worked for NBCNews.com and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state. She has also written extensively for The New York Times, where she was a fellow on the Metro desk in 2010, The Chicago Tribune, Seattlepi.com and Seattle Business magazine.
Isolde was promoted to Online Managing Editor in 2018.
Born in Ireland to an Irish dad and a French mom, Isolde grew up mostly in Seattle, where she attended James A. Garfield High School. She later graduated from Barnard College in New York City and received a master's degree in literary nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
To see more of Isolde's KUOW portfolio, visit our current site.
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In the liberal bastion that is Seattle, the response to the election was acute. People cried openly on buses and in cafes. Some took time off work to… -
Let’s repeat that, in case you skimmed over the headline: Your ballot will be counted even if you DO NOT affix a stamp to the envelope. So why do those… -
In downtown Seattle, therapist Robert Gant heard from a father who felt hopeless.The man had told his sons, ages 12 and 9, that they should obey police.… -
The great storm of 2016 may not be so impressive after all.Meteorologists in Seattle refuse to be dismayed, however, and recommend that you:Do your chores… -
Seattle police officers shot a man on Tuesday afternoon in the Jungle, just as workers started a sweep of the notorious homeless camp under Interstate 5.… -
Ted Bundy is one of the most notorious serial killers of all time.He raped and murdered at least 30 women and girls, often luring them into his Volkswagen… -
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Last summer, the temperature reached 97 degrees in my toddler son’s bedroom.We live in Seattle, where few homes have air conditioning, and we’re locals,… -
The day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, Tami Michaels, a Seattle talk show host, took to Facebook.“I have enjoyed target shooting with my Army son… -
The subject line read: "There is fresh, raw Nigerian pygmy goat's milk in the fridge."* And beneath it: "I'm not going to drink it all, so feel free." In…
