Marty Lenz
Backup Host and ReporterMarty Lenz is a multi-award-winning media, broadcasting, and digital professional with over 30 years of experience as a host, anchor, reporter, and presenter for legendary broadcast/media brands and outlets. A Colorado native, Marty has worked in Denver for nearly two decades, and previously worked in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Minneapolis/St. Paul.
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Strong negative sentiment on data centers revealed in three separate surveys. Opposition ranges from 60% to as high as 71%. Public apprehension is driven largely by worries over energy costs (half of Americans view data centers as mostly bad for this), heavy water usage, strain on local quality of life, and the environment. -
Colorado health insurance prices poised for another big jump in 2027. State and federal subsidies, though, will blunt the price increases for people with lower incomes. Prices for coverage next year will increase by an average of 10% across the state and by even more for those who live in the mountains or on the Western Slope. -
Diesel is at a record high nationwide and in Colorado. Its impacts with the supply chain and our wallets are immediately being felt. -
CU Boulder has seen a decline in enrollment with international students, and Boulder Valley School District is closing 4 elementary schools due to a decline in enrollment. -
The Sunshine Protection Act would have economic and safety impacts for ski areas and mountain towns, according to ski industry insiders and experts. Marty Lenz talked with Jason Blevins of The Colorado Sun who covered this story. -
CSU looks to make its mark this weekend on the college football landscape as #11 BYU comes to Canvas Stadium. -
The vaccination rate for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) in Colorado is now 88%, sixth lowest among states that provided data. The state health department reported just under 88% MMR rates during the 2025-26 school year Last year, Colorado saw its highest number of measles cases since 1995. -
With the 10th Circuit ruling in Denver Water's favor, the plans to divert water from the Colorado River on the Western Slope and store it in Gross Reservoir moves forward. Environmental groups say the court ruling the project legal, doesn't make it right. Marty Lenz talked with Michael Booth of the Colorado Sun who's been covering this story. -
Steamboat Springs Police Chief Mark Beckett updated City Council last week on the process of removing Flock cameras and automated license plate readers from the city. KUNC's Marty Lenz asked Julia Coccaro, who wrote about this in the Steamboat Pilot, why the sudden change with Chief Beckett. -
2 More bear attacks in southwestern Colorado add to a record season of conflicts with humans. Read the article from the Colorado Sun and then listen to the interview with KUNC host Marty Lenz.
