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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Two high-profile Colorado congressmen are leading a takedown of TikTok. Democratic Senator Michael Bennet and Republican Representative Ken Buck both say the popular app is a way for the Chinese government to gather information.
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Colorado State University is number 2 in the nation when it comes to sustainability efforts. CSU's ranking in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, or STARS, was just behind the University of California-Irvine.
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The man who buzzed boaters on Horsetooth Reservoir in a plane last fall is facing charges.
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Early testing at Boulder main library shows extent of meth contamination
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Southwest Airlines canceled over 300 flights Tuesday at Denver International Airport. This is just one of the thousands of cancellations nationwide over the past few days.
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Two dogs — Xaros and Zuma — will start several months of K-9 academy training in January and then join officers on the job in Windsor.
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A new state campaign is trying to get more electric vehicles on the road. 'EV CO' launched last month - it's built around a new website that can help residents connect with resources and answer questions about electric vehicles.
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"A Child Care Desert" - Steamboat Resort Opens New Facility To Help Workers, Local Community
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Aims Community College is getting money from the state to design a mobile aviation lab. It will give people the chance to "fly" with a VR flight simulator or take a drone for a spin. Officials hope it attracts more young people to the aviation industry.
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It's that time of the week when we check in with our colleagues at the Colorado Sun to find out more about the local stories on their radar. Sun Editor Larry Ryckman spoke with KUNC's Beau Baker about some of the news they're reporting this week.