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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Fort Collins city council is going back to the drawing board with the city's contentious land use code, voting 3-2 this week to repeal it. They're planning to reconsider the land use code when a new council is seated next year. -
Statewide ballot measure Proposition HH was rejected even though it would provide the most immediate relief from rising property taxes. Voters also weighed in on mayoral races in Boulder and Fort Collins and school board races across Northern Colorado, including in Denver, the state’s largest district. -
Fort Collins has passed new land use code that increases building density and allows ADUs, or accessory dwelling units. The city council voted 5-1 last Tuesday to adopt the changes. Revisions to the land use code have been years in the making and the process has been divisive in the community.
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A controversial proposal to consolidate schools in the Poudre School District was put on hold Tuesday during a board of education meeting in Fort Collins. Officials said they need more time to work with the community on solutions to declining enrollment and funding challenges. -
The company that created the first owner-occupied 3D-printed home in the U.S. is moving its headquarters to Greeley this fall. Alquist 3D expects to create 79 local jobs. The company is also partnering with Aims Community College to develop a 3D printing worker training program. -
University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced Tuesday he's retiring from the job but will stay on as faculty in the School of Education. -
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. -
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. -
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.
