Michael Sakas is a climate/environment reporter for CPR News. She joined Colorado Public Radio in 2016 after receiving one of CPR’s year-long fellowships.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in English education; Michael is currently working on her master’s degree in technical communication at Colorado State University.
Professional background:
Michael came to Colorado Public Radio in 2016 after receiving one of the organization’s year-long fellowships. Through that program, she worked in various areas of the newsroom learning and honing her reporting skills before earning a permanent position as general assignment reporter and producer.
Michael got her start in journalism at the radio station at Colorado State University where she worked on-air shifts and was later named station manager. During her tenure as a student at CSU, she served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper and led the school’s reporting efforts during the Aurora theater shooting.
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