Nathaniel Minor is a journalist for CPR News specializing in transportation and growth issues.
Professional background: Nathaniel joined Colorado Public Radio in 2014 and has also published award-winning stories and documentaries on racism and power in a small Colorado town; the birth, victory and gutting of Colorado’s unique taxing law; and the trauma survivors are still feeling decades after the Columbine shooting. Nathaniel came to CPR from Minnesota Public Radio, where he began his career.
Education: Bachelor’s degrees in sociology and journalism, University of St. Thomas.
Awards:
In 2013, Nathaniel won two fellowships to report abroad. He traveled to Nigeria to report on agriculture, development and food for MPR and the Splendid Table. Later that year, he reported from Vienna, Austria on European Union trade issues for local newspapers.
Nathaniel was also part of MPR’s award-winning digital team, which won two prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards for best website in the country for large market radio.
Did you know that the number of kids living in concentrated poverty in Colorado has quadrupled since 2000? Or that the number of homeless students has doubled since 2007?
Such "amenity migrants" move to a place because of nearby recreation and drive up home prices so much that no one else can afford rent or mortgage payments.