Sam Brasch covers the state legislature for Colorado Public Radio. Sam came to CPR in 2015 as the recipient of the organization’s first news fellowship.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in history and philosophy, Colorado College.
Professional background:
Sam came to Colorado Public Radio in 2015 as the recipient of the organization’s first news fellowship. The year-long position allowed him to hone his journalistic skills working alongside CPR reporters, producers and editors.
Following his fellowship, Sam was awarded an 11-Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship from the University of California Berkeley where we worked with mentors like Michael Pollan to produce a radio documentary on kosher slaughter practices.
Sam rejoined Colorado Public Radio in 2016 as a contract reporter where he filled in for newscasts, reported on the state legislature and supported long-term feature stories and interviews for “Colorado Matters.”
Before his career in broadcast journalism, Sam worked for Modern Farmer Magazine where he wrote articles on goat towers and lambie jammies, and promoted the magazine’s work on social media.
Months after fires stop blanketing Colorado in smoke this year, the people exposed could still have a higher-than-normal susceptibility to respiratory disease like the flu and COVID-19.
Gov. Jared Polis decided not to reappoint three of the commission's most vocal advocates for reducing emissions. And a few of the new members have backgrounds related to the oil and gas industry.
A boiler at the oil and gas refinery had failed this week, causing a release of steam, flares and “emissions exceedances” — a euphemism that hinted at toxic air pollution.
Deputy Parks and Recreation Manager Scott Gilmore said the second season of goose removal had ended in city parks. The USDA wildlife biologists contracted by the city removed 517 birds from four locations.