Halle Zander
All Things Considered Anchor and ReporterHalle Zander is a broadcast journalist and the host of Aspen Public Radio's broadcast of "All Things Considered."
Her broadcast journalism has been recognized by the 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 was a freelance broadcast journalist for both Aspen Public Radio and KDNK.
Halle studied environmental analysis at Pitzer College. She was an educator at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and at the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, where she taught youth radio and managed a weekly public affairs show. She was also delivered newscasts for her college radio station, KSPC.
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Luz Galaviz, maestra de tercer grado en Rifle, no puede viajar normalmente al extranjero debido a su estatus migratorio. Pero después de garantizar un permiso anticipado de salida (Advance Parole) en mayo, voló a la Ciudad de México para una conferencia de liderazgo con Voces Unidas, organización sin fines de lucro de Glenwood Springs, a pesar de la preocupación de que no se le permitiera regresar a EE. UU. Esta es la primera historia de una serie de tres partes que documenta los viajes de los beneficiarios de DACA en México y cómo los viajes podrían cambiar sus vidas en el Valle del Río Colorado.
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Antes de este verano, Miguel González, un aprendiz de electricista que creció en el valle del río Colorado, sólo conocía estereotipos de su país natal. Pero un permiso de viaje que le permitió viajar al extranjero como beneficiario de DACA en mayo le dio una visión del México real y le ayudó a cumplir un requisito de la solicitud de su residencia. Esta es la segunda historia de una serie de tres partes que documenta los viajes de los beneficiarios de DACA en México.
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En 2023, Alan Muñoz ayudó a poner en marcha el Programa de Educación y Promoción de Líderes Cívicos con Voces Unidas en Ciudad de México. Antes del programa de este año en mayo, Muñoz viajó a México para ver a su familia en Calvillo Aguascalientes, a muchos de los cuales no había conocido antes. Esta es la última historia de una serie de tres partes que documenta los viajes de los beneficiarios de DACA en México.
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In 2023, Alan Muñoz helped launch the Civic Leader Education and Advocacy Program with Voces Unidas in Mexico City. Before this year’s program in May, Muñoz traveled to Mexico early to see his family in Calvillo Aguascalientes, many of whom he had never met. This is the final story in a three-part series documenting the journeys of DACA recipients in Mexico.
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Before this summer, Miguel González, an apprentice electrician who grew up in the Colorado River Valley, only knew stereotypes of his home country. However, a travel permit that allowed him to fly internationally as a DACA recipient in May gave him a vision of real Mexico and helped him fulfill an application requirement for his green card. This is the second story in a three-part series documenting the journeys of DACA recipients in Mexico.
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Luz Galaviz, a third grade teacher in Rifle, normally can’t travel abroad due to her immigration status. But after securing advance parole in May, she flew to Mexico City for a leadership conference with Glenwood Springs nonprofit Voces Unidas, despite concerns that she may not be allowed back into the U.S. This is the first story in a three-part series documenting the journeys of DACA recipients in Mexico and how the trips could change their lives in the Colorado River Valley.
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By providing Chromebooks to Aspen School District students in August and banning personal laptops, school district staff can block websites and track students’ online activities. They’ve already been alerted to mental health and safety concerns among the student body.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife tranquilized a roughly 9-month-old bear in the cafeteria at Aspen Middle School on Monday. Failing natural food sources ahead of winter are leading to human-bear conflicts across Colorado.
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Aspen Family Connections will receive $625,000 from the White House over five years to build a coalition of stakeholders and address substance abuse among students in the upper Roaring Fork Valley. Colorado data shows improvements since 2021, but students in Aspen continue to use alcohol and tobacco products at higher-than-average rates.
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The town of Carbondale set up temporary shelters to protect people from winter temperatures after dozens of Venezuelan immigrants moved to the Roaring Fork Valley last fall. Town trustees don’t plan to reopen temporary shelters this year, but will continue to discuss its response to unhoused residents.