Michelle P. Fulcher

Colorado Matters Radio & Digital Producer

@MPFulcher[email protected]

Michelle Fulcher is a producer for Colorado Matters. She has reported at a Denver business weekly, at the Colorado Springs Gazette and The Denver Post where she served as a state and local government reporter, an assigning editor, city editor and national/international editor.

Education:
Bachelor's degree in journalism, University of Colorado Boulder.

Professional background:
Michelle first joined Colorado Public Radio in 2007 and was part of the "Colorado Matters" team for five years. She then worked at CU-Boulder as communications director for the College of Media, Communication and Information before returning to CPR in 2016. Michelle began her reporting career at a Denver business weekly, spent five years at the Colorado Springs Gazette and later moved to The Denver Post where she served as a state and local government reporter, an assigning editor, city editor and national/international editor.

Awards:
As city editor at The Denver Post, Michelle helped lead the newspaper to a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the mass shootings at Columbine High School.

Colorado Matters

Why Two Former Colorado Lawmakers Left Their Parties To Become Unaffiliated

We’re having conversations about this political moment in America. How divisive it can be. Today, we get perspective from two former lawmakers who left their parties and became unaffiliated. Cheri Jahn is a former Democrat who represented Wheat Ridge in the state house and senate for 18 years. Rob Witwer is a former Republican who represented Western Jefferson County from 2005 to 2008.
By Michelle P. Fulcher
Colorado Matters

New Documentary Offers Unique Look At MOSAIC Mission

The University of Colorado-Boulder has released a 30-minute documentary called “Into the Polar Night,” documenting the first three months of the MOSAIC mission to study Arctic ice and the impact of climate change. CU’s and NOAA’s atmospheric scientist Matthew Shupe is among the coordinating researchers of the project. He spoke with Colorado Matters in September 2019 as he set out for the Arctic.
By Michelle P. Fulcher
Empty Denver South High School
Colorado Matters

Parents Embrace The New Normal For Back To School. Plus Perspective On How Districts Are Trying To Push Forward

One Denver mom shares what she’s doing to make sure the learning never stops as students in the state’s largest district return to school in a virtual world. Plus, we get perspective on why there are so many approaches throughout Colorado about welcoming students for the fall semester with Chalkbeat Colorado’s bureau chief, Erica Meltzer.
By Michelle P. Fulcher