Hannah Weaver
Women's Desk ReporterHannah Weaver is a journalist for Aspen Public Radio’s Women’s Desk.
Previously, she worked as a reporter for the Lodi News-Sentinel through the California Local News Fellowship. There, she covered everything from the region’s struggling wine industry to its rising special education enrollment. Weaver also produced audio features for KQED’s statewide radio show The California Report Magazine during her time as a fellow.
Weaver grew up in Seattle, in the land of evergreen trees and craft beers. It was there she committed her first act of journalism, covering rival hot dog stands at her high school. She went on to become editor-in-chief of the Claremont Colleges’ student newspaper, overseeing a staff of 130 as they covered historic unionization efforts and administrative overturn.
Shortly after, she received her master’s in journalism from Columbia University, where she focused on radio reporting. Weaver received the school’s Radio Prize for her work and an Institute for Nonprofit News fellowship to work at public radio station KFSK in Southeast Alaska. There, she hosted Morning Edition and reported in the afternoons. Her features frequently appeared in the statewide Alaska News Nightly broadcast, and several received awards from the Alaska Press Club.
Whether in the mountains, at sea level, or in between, Weaver can be found chasing stories, live music and running buddies. She makes sure to thoroughly tire herself out by racing marathons as often as she can.
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A new museum exhibition, titled “Aspen in Excess: The 1980s,” pays homage to the women of Aspen who shaped the town's shifting culture in the '80s. It opens at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum on June 16. -
The two Democratic candidates for Eagle County Sheriff agree that the agency lacks structure, but they differ on the details. The winner of the Democratic primary on June 30 will face incumbent Republican James Van Beek in the General Election on Nov. 3. -
Colorado women and nonbinary people are concerned about the rising cost of living, access to health care and safety. -
Han pasado seis meses desde que los votantes del valle de Roaring Fork aprobaron la creación de un distrito fiscal para ayudar a subvencionar el cuidado infantil. Los responsables del distrito afirmaron que quieren empezar a distribuir los fondos, pero que también se tomarán el tiempo necesario para hacerlo de manera correcta. -
Traditional forms of therapy don’t work for everyone. Carbondale-based nonprofit WindWalkers offers horse-assisted services to fill that gap. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series, which highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations. -
Through monologues, songs and shadow puppets, six performers explored what it means to be a woman at the Women’s VOICES theater project last weekend. -
It’s been six months since voters across the Roaring Fork Valley approved a tax district to help subsidize childcare. District leadership said they want to start distributing money — but also take the time to do it right.
