Beau Baker
Newscast Editor and ProducerEmail: beau.baker@kunc.org
As the Newscast Editor and Producer, I provide listeners with news and information critical to our region.
I grew up listening to public radio in rural Idaho and those airwaves made a deep impression on me. Radio is a dynamic medium that brings people comfort, comradery and consciousness. It’s always been a privilege to work in the broadcast ranks.
My background is in environmental and natural resource journalism and small-scale agriculture. Before moving to Colorado with my wife, I worked as a Reporter, Producer and Morning Edition Host at Montana Public Radio. I also spent a few summers commercial fishing in Alaska. More recently, I served as a reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau.
When not on the air, I’m eating, biking or on the hunt for LPs.
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The Bureau of Land Management recently gathered more than 100 wild horses from northwest Colorado. The entire West Douglas herd was removed last week and transported to a holding facility in Cañon City. -
Colorado State University students started classes this week. The Fort Collins campus is in full swing as students navigate their studies and social activities.
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Colorado's Climate Extremes Committee is considering whether a hailstone that fell in Yuma County last week is the biggest in state history. The decision might come down to a storm chaser's photo.
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Mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus are abundant this year. That's worrying local health officialsLocal health officials say there's a greater risk of West Nile virus this year. The number of mosquitoes that carry the virus has jumped dramatically.
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In a special election on Tuesday, voters in Timnath approved changes to the town's charter that prohibit any permanent fence height over 65 feet. That spells the end of a proposed Topgolf venue in the Ladera development project.
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It's National Pollinator Week. From bees to butterflies, hummingbirds to moths, these species play a crucial role in agriculture and healthy ecosystems.
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New research out of the University of Colorado Boulder highlights the prevalence of "obstetric racism" in U.S. labor and delivery rooms. A CU study found decisions on childbirth for Black and Latina mothers are based largely on trends in the white population, even when those decisions might be riskier for non-white demographics.
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More disruption with Dacono's city council comes on the heels of a recently-completed state investigation into possible open meetings law violations—as well as amid a voter-initiated recall election for two councilmembers.
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A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder takes a second look at how horses spread throughout North America. It found that horses were in the West and part of Indigenous culture as much as a century earlier than previously thought.
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The latest round of Denver's e-bike rebates opened this past week. All rebates were claimed in under 5 minutes. The program has tapped into big demand for alternative forms of transportation.
