Michael Lyle
Morning Edition Host, ReporterEmail: michael.lyle@kunc.org
I serve as the host for KUNC's Morning Edition. 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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Several athletes with strong ties to the Centennial State are competing in events such as alpine skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country events. -
These establishments will provide all the glitz, glamour, action — and good eats during the big game on Sunday evening. -
The team has emerged as among the top in the league and are hoping to duplicate their success of the 2022-23 championship campaign. -
Denver hosts New England in a rematch of the 2016 AFC Championship game, in which the Broncos defeated the Patriots that year and advanced to Super Bowl 50. They would win their third title by defeating the Carolina Panthers. -
Towns and cities are set to give residents and party goers the opportunity to ring in 2026 this week. -
Denver is currently on a 10 game winning streak. The last time they were on such a streak was 2015, when they won Super Bowl 50. -
Motorists across the Centennial State are taking advantage of the unusually low prices as the holiday season revs up. -
Mora held an introductory press conference on the CSU campus where members of his family, CSU alumni and fans along with players from the team — past and present attended. -
Looking for holiday lights? Here's a look at the Northern Colorado Holiday Light trail, which features seasonal attractions and events in Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont and others. -
The historic building on 8th Avenue has served for a number of functions, including a National Guard training center, a church and a bar.
