Michael Lyle
Morning Edition Host, ReporterEmail: michael.lyle@kunc.org
I serve as the afternoon host for KUNC’s Morning Editing. My job is to keep our listeners across Northern Colorado informed on the day’s top stories from around the communities we serve. On occasion, I switch roles and hit the streets of northern Colorado digging up human interest stories or covering a major event that’s taking place in our listening area.
Public media audiences are more than just passive listeners: they are engaged, critical thinkers, and care deeply about what happens in their community. That’s what I love about this job. They turn to us for the quality, unbiased journalistic approach they expect on a daily basis.
Before coming thousands of miles to Colorado, I worked as the Connecticut statewide reporter for NPR affiliate WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield, Connecticut and as the host for “Weekend Edition” on Saturdays and Sundays for New England Public Media in Springfield, Massachusetts. In addition, I was a weekend news anchor at WTIC-AM 1080 in Hartford, Connecticut and served as an Adjunct Professor at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.
I am a four-time recipient of the Connecticut AP Broadcasters Association award and a two-time recipient of the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists Award. I’m also a long-time member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Education-wise, I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a Master's degree in Journalism from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.
When I’m not at work, I can usually be found playing video games, enjoying a concert and the great outdoors across the Rocky Mountains, playing some pick-up basketball or enjoying sporting events from all the major college and professional teams in the state. Full disclosure: college basketball is my forte. I get excited whenever March rolls around. It’s the best time of the year as far as sports goes in my opinion!
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The Buffaloes will take on Brigham Young University on Saturday night in San Antonio. -
Coloradoans weighed in on a number of legislative measures during Election Day. The results are mostly in. Several key district races were also decided. Colorado Sun publisher and co-founder Larry Ryckman joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to break down the results from a busy Tuesday evening across the Centennial State. -
After being bounced in the semifinals of last year's playoffs, the Nuggets are determined to win their second NBA title in three years. -
Fans, alumni, and community members gathered in Colorado State University's Canvas Stadium to watch four high school teams in action. Wellington and Timnath met in the first contest followed by Poudre and Rocky Mountain in the nightcap. -
There were high hopes for Colorado State fans as Colorado came to Fort Collins for the Rocky Mountain Showdown on Saturday. But it was Colorado who prevailed, 28-9. Rams fans will have to wait until 2029 for revenge. -
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a state mandate that requires middle and high schools to provide free period products in girls' bathrooms by 2028. The Colorado Sun Reporter Tatiana Flowers joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story. -
A Greeley-based company that uses state-of-the-art 3D printing technology to build homes has partnered with Habitat for Humanity on a new affordable housing project. Hope Springs is Habitat's largest development in the West and a test of Alquist 3D's ambitious plans for Weld County. The Colorado Sun Editor David Krause spoke with KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story. -
Property crime and vehicle thefts are down in Boulder, but violent crime remains on the rise. Boulder Reporting Lab reporter John Herrick sits down with KUNC host Michael Lyle, Jr., to dig into the reasons why. -
A bill awaiting Gov. Jared Polis' signature could have big impacts on how Coloradans vote in future elections. A last-minute amendment to the broad bipartisan election bill would require significant testing of ranked choice voting at the county level before the system could be adopted statewide. The Colorado Sun Reporter Jesse Paul joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story. -
State air regulators will be taking a closer look this year at methane emissions from Colorado's oil and gas industry. Methane intensity is being measured in nine counties on the Front Range, including Weld, Boulder, and Larimer. Officials say the measurements will help the state meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The Colorado Sun Editor Lance Benzel joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the state's efforts.
