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.

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The Science Behind A Third Shot Of COVID-19 Vaccine And Masks For Children

Is there a COVID-19 booster shot in your immediate future? And if not now, when? People with compromised immune systems can now get a third shot if they’ve already received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. The news has raised questions about when — and if — a third dose will become available for everyone. Joining us once again to help provide some answers is Dr Anuj Mehta, an ICU pulmonologist with Denver Health who’s advised the state on vaccine allocation.

The Effort To Reopen I-70 In Glenwood Canyon Will Be A Long Haul

With debris more than 10 feet deep in spots and infrastructure damage to the highway, the effort to clear and reopen I-70 through Glenwood Canyon will be a long, slow process. We get perspective from CDOT’s chief engineer, Steve Harelson, and talk about ideas to prevent mudslide and debris flows from shutting down the much-travelled stretch of road in the future.
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The Delta Variant’s Grip On Pandemic Recovery

COVID-19 mutates and people are left to wonder where they stand with masks, vaccines and life in general. We get answers to your questions from a leading ICU pulmonologist, Dr. Anuj Mehta of Denver Health. And CPR health reporter John Daley is tracking how infections can vary between neighborhoods just blocks apart.

What Wearing Masks Continues To Mean To Public Safety And Ending The Pandemic

We’re going to work through a fairly depressing headline you might’ve seen. “World Health Organization Urges Fully Vaccinated People To Continue To Wear Masks.” The reason? The COVID-19 Delta variant that’s circulating. The news comes just as Coloradans have been returning to some semblance of normal life. Critical care and ICU physician Dr. Anuj Mehta of Denver Health gives us perspective on what this means. He’s helped advise the state on vaccine allocation.
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The Split-Second Thinking To Determine Who’s Friend Or Foe

Johnny Hurley is hailed a hero for taking down the gunman who killed Arvada police officer Gordon Beesley this month. Hurley himself was killed by another officer responding to the scene. As the investigation continues into what happened, we ask Don Black for perspective about officer training to determine who’s friend or foe. Black is a former Aurora police officer who’s now an instructor at the Police Training Academy at Aurora Community College.

Western Conservative Summit Wants The Region’s Voice To Be Heard

The aspirations for this year’s Western Conservative Summit are as big as, well, the American West, and this year’s annual gathering features a lot of regional voices. Jeff Hunt. the summit’s organizer and also the director of Colorado Christian University’s Centennial Institute, says it’s important that the voices of Western conservatives are heard in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere, adding that they’ve been excluded from the national conversation. Hunt says that could ultimately have negative consequences moving forward.
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At One With Nature: How People And Wildlife Can Share Space In Colorado

In Colorado, you live with wildlife. That’s part of the beauty of this place… but there’s tension as urban areas grow rapidly — they often displace animals, and roads split up their roaming territory. Sometimes, that’s deadly. An 18-year-old woman struck an elk on I-25 north of Castle Rock early Monday morning. When she got out of her damaged car, she was hit and killed by another vehicle. This tragedy raises questions about the space shared between people and wildlife in Colorado. What’s being done to protect both?