Dylan Simard
Reporter, Mountain West BureauEmail: dylan.simard@kunc.org
As a reporter and backup host, my days are spent either gathering news in the field or in the station behind a microphone on an as-needed basis. I believe that Public Radio newsrooms are the best in the business, and it’s an honor to report for CRNC. I also believe that the best storytelling happens live on the air – so for me, having a dual role is a dream come true.
Before coming to CRNC, I was a reporter and host for KMXT in Kodiak, Alaska, a public radio station on the second-largest island in the United States. Before that, I reported for Cronkite News and Arizona PBS in Phoenix.
In Alaska my reporting won statewide awards for stories on local history and sports, and in Phoenix I won first place for an audio educational program for a podcast on urban heat islands titled “50 Grades of Shade.”
When I’m not at work, I can usually be found reading, tinkering with my computer, or cooking something tasty.
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Do asphalt plants "produce or curate" toxic chemicals? That question is at the heart of a public meetings showdown in Wellington over a hot-mix asphalt plant Connell Resources plans to bring to the area. -
The budget for K-12 education in Colorado is set to expand considerably for the upcoming school year. ChalkBeat Colorado's Higher Education and Legislative Matters Reporter Jason Gonzales joined KUNC to make sense of the school budget plan. -
After several hours behind closed doors and in an executive session Thursday afternoon, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to approve the re-introduction of school resource officers back into schools district-wide through the end of the school year with a directive that Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero also work to create a safety plan for the district. -
The suspect was found dead Wednesday evening and has been identified as 17-year-old Austin Lyle. -
The Air Force will soon begin fielding the B-21 Raider as it phases out other older bombers in its arsenal. New images of the secretive aircraft were revealed this week at the Air & Space Forces Warfare Symposium in Aurora. -
March is Women's History Month, and museums around the state are honoring that by celebrating the women who made Colorado the state it is today. -
KUNC's Dylan Simard was joined by Michael Booth of The Colorado Sun to discuss the state's housing policy, as well as a look at a community that has struggled with cancer while a nearby business works with a carcinogenic chemical. -
As fire damage to Colorado's forests intensifies, it threatens local water supplies. State lawmakers want to see more funding for both recovery efforts and investigations into the origins of wildfires. -
Road rage incidents are increasing in frequency, and Colorado State Patrol says the reasons why are a mystery. -
Over 90% of egg-laying hens in Colorado are dead, which has led to plummeting egg production in the state. That loss is being felt around Colorado, impacting everyone who eats eggs or uses them for other means.
