Bazi Kanani

Host/Reporter

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Bazi Kanani joined CPR News as a host and reporter in 2024.

Professional Background: Bazi’s work as a journalist has led her on assignments across Colorado and around the world. She began her career as a reporter and host at local television and radio stations in Nevada, Michigan, Western New York and Colorado. In 2012, she worked internationally as a reporter for ABC News based in Nairobi, Kenya. She also spent a few years based in the Washington, D.C., bureau for ABC News. Before returning to her home state of Colorado, Bazi lived in central Mexico where she and her family studied Spanish language and Mexican culture.

Education: Dual bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Broadcast Journalism from Pepperdine University. Courses in language and culture from the Instituto Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Awards: Bazi was recognized as the Broadcast Journalist of the Year by the Colorado Association of Black Journalists in 2005. In 2007, her documentary about a trip to Tanzania with her father won Heartland Emmy and National Association of Black Journalist awards. In 2008, she produced a documentary about how groups of Coloradans were contributing to a promising recovery from a devastating genocide in Rwanda. “Reaching Rwanda” was honored with Regional Edward R. Murrow, Heartland Emmy and Colorado Associated Press Broadcaster Association awards. In 2012, Bazi won a Gracie Award for her reporting on ABC’s Nightline about an impending humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of western Africa.

October 6, 2025: SCOTUS conversion therapy case, new visa fees hurt schools, Maná asks street artist to play Red Rocks

You’ll get the backstory on a local case that will be heard at the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow about whether counselors can engage in conversion therapy. Then, President Trump plans to charge employers $100,000 to get visas for some foreign workers. But some of those employers here are schools who cannot afford that fee. And, the popular Mexican band Maná plucked a  musician from Denver’s streets to open at Red Rocks.
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September 29, 2025: Second Evergreen victim, federal shutdown, transit lifeline at risk, Happy Butt Airport

The second student wounded at Evergreen High School is 14 years old, and his family says he confronted the shooter. Then, what a federal government shutdown would mean for you in Colorado. Plus, RTD may make it harder to access a service that people with disabilities have come to rely on. And, what could possibly be the explanation for a Colorado airport to be named Happy Butt?
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 September 22, 2025: COVID vaccines explained, mom and son detained by ICE, pay-what-you-can cafe

RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel and physicians make different recommendations for what shots you, your kids, or your parents should get. Find out how the changes could affect families here. Then, a mom working in construction was held by ICE along with her seven-year-old boy. Theirs is one of many stories about how immigration enforcement has changed. Plus, a restaurant where you can pay whatever you want to pay.
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September 15, 2025: Students walk out over violence, deportations alter Hispanic Heritage Month, Mormon church expands

The latest on the investigation into the shooting at Evergreen high school, and what students said when they walked out of class in solidarity. Then, with immigration detentions happening on the streets, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations are changing. Plus, the Mormon church built a new, gleaming temple on Colorado’s western slope.
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September 8, 2025: Tariffs’ cost to Colorado, Buc-ee’s special election preview, your chance to read with neighbors

The state estimates tariffs are costing Colorado a quarter billion dollars, and the governor explains why he thinks this will mean a significant hit to the economy. Then, the prospect of a new Buc-ee’s mega travel plaza on the I-25 corridor is dividing a small town, and prompting an election this week. Plus, Denver is trying something new to get you to read a book for fun.