SPJ’s Top of the Rockies winners 2020 Category NameAwardCreditsOrganizationEntry TitleRadio Commercial: General Broadcast ExcellenceFirst PlaceWayne YaffeeKNUSWayne Yaffee  - 710 KNUS NewscastRadio: General Broadcast ExcellenceSecond PlaceScott CurtisKNUSScott Curtis - 710 KNUS NewscastRadio: Non-commercial General Broadcast ExcellenceFirst PlaceMichael Elizabeth Sakas, Ryan Warner, Carl  Bilek, Matt HerzColorado Public RadioA CPR News special: Students speak up about gun violenceRadio: … Continue reading TOR 2020 – Broadcast General Excellence

By the Denver Press Club April 7, 2020 The Denver Press Club has received a $500,000 gift from the estate of late Club member Walter Baas, a longtime photojournalist for Rocky Mountain PBS and KMGH-TV.The donation is believed to be the largest gift since the Club was founded in 1867, according to Club historian Alan … Continue reading Major Gift Enables Denver Press Club to Pay Off Mortgage, More

NewspapersBreaking News Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students Winner: Students, community protest Honor Code Office on campus – by Staff, Brigham Young UniversityFinalist: SLC police confirm death of U student MacKenzie Lueck, charge suspect with murder – by Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Jacqueline Mumford and Ana Luiza F. Ramos, University of UtahFinalist: BYU valedictorian comes out as gay … Continue reading SPJ Region 9 Mark of Excellence Winners Announced

By TAYLOR ALLEN Colorado Public Radio March 30, 2020 Essential workers who are exempt from Colorado’s stay-at-home order are eligible to get full tuition credit for child care until May 17. The directive went into effect immediately Monday [March 30, 2020]. Michelle Barnes, the executive director of the Department of Human Services, said the idea … Continue reading Governor Addresses Free Child Care for News Media, Other Essential Workers