Samantha Coetzee
Host, Morning EditionAs the host of Morning Edition at KUNC, I have the privilege of delivering you the news in two ways — from behind the mic and behind the scenes. In addition to hosting Morning Edition, I’ll report on pressing news of the day and arts and culture on the Front Range.
I value being the bridge between the news and the listener and making sure you are kept up to date with trusted and accurate journalistic content. Being a voice for my community is a driving motivator in my decision to be a journalist. I believe a story isn’t done being told until all perspectives are considered.
Before coming to Colorado, I was a New Hampshire native, where I hosted for New Hampshire Public Radio and was the general manager of my college radio station, WUNH. I also produced a podcast at the University of New Hampshire with professors and scholars focused on Greek mythology called The Greek Myth Files. While general manager at WUNH, we received recognition as Outstanding Media Organization for our work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
My two loves in this world are R&R: radio and rocks. When I’m not in the studio, I’m at the climbing gym or the crag, creating some form of art or at a kombuchery around Fort Collins.
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Northern Colorado is celebrating Pride this month, and one initiative is focusing on the impacts LGBTQ+ people have had in the region. The Northern Colorado Queer Memory Project was founded in 2021 to share their stories.KUNC's Samantha Coetzee spoke with founder Tom Dunn about the project. Dunn has been studying queer history since 2005. -
Every Thursday, we talk with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following.KUNC's Samantha Coetzee spoke with David Krause about the anniversary of the Aurora theater shooting and solar power costs. -
Every Tuesday, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following.Today she spoke with environment writer Michael Booth about wolf reintroduction, drying golf courses and the yellow rail. -
Creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ teens to express themselves is now more important than ever. Organizations in Colorado are working to create more of these spaces, including Longmont’s Firehouse Art Center and the Boulder Public Library. Together they created Slay the Runway in 2021, which is a design program for LGBTQ+ teens.KUNC’s Samantha Coetzee spoke with co-creator and Faculty Director for the B2 Center for Media Arts and Performance, Steven Frost, about the program. -
Every Thursday, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following. Today she spoke with environment writer Michael Booth about insurance price increases, PFAS regulations, and how changes to Medicaid are affecting mental health care providers. -
Every Tuesday, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following.Today she spoke with editor Larry Ryckman about the Uinta Railroad, Denver Public Schools and potatoes. -
Hundreds of people summit Mount Everest each year — but before this year, fewer than 10 of them were Black. In May, the first all Black team of climbers successfully reached the summit as part of the Full Circle Everest Expedition. Some members of the team were from Colorado.KUNC’s Samantha Coetzee spoke with Eddie Taylor, a Full Circle Everest Team member and chemistry teacher from Boulder. -
Every Thursday, KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with our colleagues over at the Colorado Sun about the local stories they're following.Today she spoke with environment writer Michael Booth about Colorado water cutbacks, abortion protections and the Rainbow Gathering in Routt County. -
KUNC's Samantha Coetzee speaks with Colorado Sun environment writer Michael Booth about the primaries, Marshall Fire recovery efforts, and how some companies are combatting the Great Resignation. -
More and more Hispanic students are graduating from Colorado high schools. After a decade of steady progress, dropout rates have decreased, and so have the number of students needing remedial classes.
