Halle Zander
News DirectorHalle Zander is the news director at Aspen Public Radio.
Her broadcast 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 was a freelance broadcast journalist for both Aspen Public Radio and KDNK.
Halle studied environmental analysis at Pitzer College and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Journalism through New York University. 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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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. -
Latino advocacy nonprofit Voces Unidas reported several ICE arrests near Vail this week. Ace of spades playing cards, which U.S. soldiers used as death threats during the Vietnam War, were found in their abandoned vehicles. An ICE spokesperson said the agency is investigating the incident. -
Protests erupted across the country following the death of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Activists in Aspen sang at Wagner Park over the weekend to envision a more peaceful future. -
Pitkin County commissioners are weighing whether to support the Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act. If passed, it would fund the building and maintenance of wildlife crossings from 2026 to 2031. Some commissioners worry it could distract from other funding requests. -
The $120 million real estate sale has been shrouded in confidentiality, but Kaya Williams has insights into what might happen next to the 3,700-acre property in Old Snowmass. She broke news of the sale for Aspen Journalism and the Aspen Daily News on Dec. 17.
