Colorado Profiles Each month during
2007 KUNC will profile a notable Coloradan who embodies the spirit of
the state. Join us the last Thursday of each month for Colorado Profiles at 6:35 and 8:35 am during Morning Edition and at 3:44 pm during All Things Considered here on KUNC.  Patty Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and
the general public, and to demonstrating the benefits of applying
historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts. Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History.  A lot of young kids respond to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” with one of several stock answers: president, astronaut, nurse, princess. That kind of thinking wasn’t pushed on the eight children of Henry and Emma Salazar, but the southern Colorado couple still managed to produce two federal lawmakers: Senator Ken Salazar and Congressman John Salazar. KUNC’s Katie Goetz checked in with the family’s 85-year-old matriarch to learn more about Salazar family values.  In September we featured University of Colorado Physicist and Nobel Laureate Eric Cornell and how his attitude towards life may outweigh his triumphs in the laboratory.  Mark Paigen founded Chaco Inc. in his garage 18 years ago. The company has grown in that time and now sells its footwear across the globe, but they’ve remained in the small western Colorado town of Paonia. In addition to making footwear Paigen and the employees of Chaco Inc. take time to help out communities locally and globally and are dedicated to helping protect the environment. For August’s Colorado Profiles KUNC’s Deanna Garcia chats with Chaco Inc. founder Mark Paigen as well as other Chaco employees about what makes the company stand out and what makes it uniquely Coloradoan.  In July we featured Sylvia Martinez and her role as one of the new leaders in the immigration debate in northern Colorado.  The man believed to be the country's oldest chief executive officer is 106. Jack Weil goes to work every day at Rockmount Ranch Wear, the western clothing apparel company he founded in 1946. Customers flock to the store's headquarters in Denver for more than just rodeo wear. They want to spend time with the man called "Papa Jack." photo courtesy of Rockmount Ranch Wear. (l to r) Jack B. Weil, Steve Weil, Jack A. Weil. Listen Now  Steve
Bosley is always on the run. He served Boulder tirelessly as a hometown
banker, volunteered for countless groups and now is a University of
Colorado regent. But he’s best known for a little race that he started
nearly three decades ago: the Bolder Boulder. Listen to hear more about
the man who created a race that celebrates athleticism, community and
the military.
April's profile features water pioneer W.D. Farr and his life-long vision to develop the front range of Colorado. In March we visited with John Fetcher. He has seen a lot and done a lot in
his 95 years. The Steamboat Springs resident helped to develop the Steamboat Ski
Area, is one of northwest Colorado’s most knowledgeable minds on water issues
and is still actively involved in his family ranch located along the Elk River,
north of Steamboat Springs.  In February we featured Dr. Maurice Albertson and the role he played in the creation of the United States Peace Corps. Listen Now  In January we visited with Colorado State University
professor Dr. Temple Grandin. Find out how she’s used her
autism to improve the humane treatment of animals. |
