Shanna Lewis (she/her/hers) joined KRCC in 2021 as the Growth/General Assignment Reporter.
Professional Background:
Shanna joined KRCC after 15 years as an independent Southern Colorado based radio producer, journalist and photographer, regularly contributing to KRCC and CPR News, as well as NPR. Her freelance print and photography have been featured on NationalGeographic.com, The Denver Post, The National Post (Canada), High Country News, U.S. News and World Report and other publications. Shanna served on the board of directors for KLZR 91.7 FM, a community radio station in rural Colorado, for 15 years. She’s contributed to and collaborated on numerous award-winning broadcast, online and multimedia projects and is the recipient of multiple awards for reporting and photography.
Some of Shanna’s favorite stories that she’s reported, written and and produced for KRCC and CPR are:
Work on the first phase of rebuilding the Arkansas River levee in Pueblo is complete, and the conservancy district that oversees the levee is starting to at potential recreational opportunities
Repair work on the Arkansas River levee in Pueblo is destroying the world’s largest mural. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis reports on the discussion about repainting it.
The adjoining towns of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff have been certified as the state’s first “International Dark Sky” community by the International Dark Sky Association.
The International Dark Sky Association certified the neighboring towns of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff in southern Colorado’s Wet Mountain Valley as the world’s ninth Dark Sky Community.
Two Colorado towns are fighting light pollution and hoping to receive an "International Dark Sky" designation for their efforts to preserve the view of the night sky.
The Environmental Protection Agency and public health officials held open meetings Tuesday to talk with residents in the south Pueblo neighborhoods listed as a Superfund site in December.