Halle Zander
ReporterHalle Zander is an award-winning journalist and editor based in Western Colorado, specializing in education, immigration, climate, and equity issues. She was Aspen Public Radio's News Director from 2025 to 2026. Her work has been featured on NPR, Marketplace, The World, and other regional outlets.
Zander's journalism has been recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association, Public Media Journalists Association, the Colorado Broadcasters Association, and the Society of Professional Journalists.
Before she began working full time with Aspen Public Radio in September 2021, Halle worked as a freelance broadcast journalist for Aspen Public Radio and KDNK Community Access Radio. She taught environmental science at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and youth radio at the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, where she also managed a weekly public affairs show. She began her broadcast career as a volunteer newscaster for her college radio station, KSPC.
Halle is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Journalism from New York University. She earned her undergraduate degree in environmental analysis from Pitzer College, with honors.
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El municipio de Carbondale solicitó a la unidad especial de respuesta y actuación ante problemas específicos (Special Problems Enforcement and Response o SPEAR, por sus siglas en inglés) que actualizara su acuerdo operativo y dejara claro que no participa en la aplicación de la legislación civil en materia de inmigración. Sin embargo, el jefe de policía de Carbondale afirmó que la junta directiva de SPEAR no había abordado adecuadamente la cuestión en su nuevo memorando de entendimiento y recomendó al municipio que revocara su condición de miembro. -
The town of Carbondale wanted Special Problems Enforcement and Response, or SPEAR, to update its operating agreement and clarify that it does not participate in civil immigration enforcement. But Carbondale’s chief of police said SPEAR's board did not adequately address the issue in its new MOU and recommended the town revoke its membership.
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During one of the worst fire seasons on record, Aspen Fire’s Jake Andersen tries to shepherd his team — and himself — through the stress of firefighting. For its innumerable challenges, he still sees the blessings of the job. -
The city of Aspen broke ground on the state of Colorado’s first car-to-pedestrian transition in 1976. A series of public events and installations honoring the landmark’s 50th anniversary this summer culminated in an art parade last month. -
Sin intérpretes cualificados en las consultas médicas, las personas que no hablan inglés pueden sufrir consecuencias negativas, e incluso mortales, para su salud. Un hospital de una zona rural de Colorado está formando a su personal bilingüe actual para subsanar esta carencia en la prestación de servicios. -
Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap. -
NPR and three public radio stations in Colorado, including Aspen Public Radio, sued the Trump administration in May for First Amendment violations stemming from an executive order that demanded federal agencies strip the company of its federal funding. A federal judge ruled it was “unlawful and unenforceable.” -
La escuela Glenwood Springs High School cerró el 30 de enero después de que muchos maestros faltaran al trabajo para unirse a una jornada nacional de protesta contra las actividades del ICE en Minneapolis. Los estudiantes de Carbondale también salieron de la escuela para protestar en Main Street. -
Ace of spades playing cards were left in abandoned vehicles last month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the drivers, according to a Glenwood Springs-based Latino advocacy nonprofit. The cards have historically been used as an intimidation tactic. -
Glenwood Springs High School closed on Friday after too many teachers called out to join a national day of action protesting ICE activity in Minneapolis. Students from Carbondale also walked out of school to protest on Main Street.
