Florangela Davila

Florangela Davila is a longtime Seattle journalist whose work has centered on both race and the creative community. She’s the former race and immigration reporter at The Seattle Times, former arts reporter at KPLU, former managing editor and host at Crosscut/Cascade PBS, and most recently, the news director at KNKX Public Radio, where she led the newsroom to more than two dozen regional and national awards during her four-year tenure. She’s been acknowledged for both her advocacy and her success in diversifying newsrooms, and she’s long been a mentor to many journalists. She’s twice been named as one of Seattle’s “Most Influential” by Seattle Magazine. She lives in Seattle’s 98118.