Anthony Cotton

Colorado Matters Senior Producer

@AnthonyCottondp[email protected]

Anthony Cotton is a senior producer for Colorado Matters on CPR News.

Education:
Bachelor's degree in journalism, Northwestern University.

Professional background:
Anthony joined Colorado Public Radio in 2016, bringing decades of writing experience ranging from politics to sports. He worked for 14 years for The Denver Post and has also served on the staff of Sports Illustrated and The Washington Post.

Awards:
Anthony was named 2011 Print Journalist of the Year by the Colorado Association of Black Journalists.

Colorado Matters

New film ‘Hard Miles’ captures bicycles, rides of passage and second chances

Bicycles are as quintessentially Colorado as 14ers and national parks, and for decades, Greg Townsend provided that very opportunity for countless young people — leading them from the medium-security correctional school where he worked in Watkins, Colorado, on rides across the country. A new film, “Hard Miles,” is based on Townsend– starring Matthew Modine. It screens Saturday at the Denver Botanic Garden as part of the Denver Film Festival.
By Anthony Cotton
Colorado Matters

Psychological thriller film ‘Soft Liquid Center’ looks at messy underbelly of relationships

All things being equal, Steph Holmbo certainly wouldn’t have wanted to be part of an abusive relationship, one where gaslighting and psychological trauma was part of her daily existence. But years later. Holmbo has captured the horrific experience in a new film, Soft Liquid Center. The writer, producer and star, Holmbo led an all-Colorado cast in making the movie, which is being shown this weekend at the Denver Film Festival.
By Anthony Cotton