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 YMCA of Northern Colorado recently announced it would end fitness and recreation services at its Longmont location. The nonprofit says federal cuts and scant membership returns are to blame. -
An "evening bat" was found with an injured wing. The species mostly lives in the southeast and central parts of the U.S. -
Calls for local action around federal immigration enforcement are growing in Front Range communities. Residents are seeking assurances from leaders and law enforcement over how they'll handle ICE. -
The representative body for academic faculty and a local chapter of the American Association of University Professors have both raised objections to Colorado State University's search process for Tony Frank's replacement. CSU maintains the internal search is the best way to find a qualified candidate. -
A potential partnership to operate a new overnight homeless shelter in Loveland fell apart this week after non-profit Bridge House pulled out. That prompted Loveland to scrap its plans to purchase property for the shelter. -
After two years of declines, traffic deaths in Colorado jumped in 2025. Transportation officials say unusually warm weather kept roads busy and dangerous late in the year. -
The design features Indigenous elements, nods to agricultural pioneers like Frank Zybach and John Stulp, and iconic Colorado farm industry images like Cattle. The artwork is a visual narrative that starts with snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains. -
Nederland's town board of trustees voted Tuesday night on a $120 million contract with current owner POWDR that will transition the resort's ownership over two years. -
Research out of Colorado State University shows many parts of the state that are vulnerable to wildfire aren't getting adequate resources. A recent study maps out the local capacity to deal with fire risk. -
Xcel Energy announced a second wave of power outages that affected thousands of customers, and officials closed highways around Boulder.
