Maeve Conran
RMCR Managing EditorMaeve Conran has been working in public and community radio in Colorado for more than 15 years. She served as the news director at KGNU in Boulder/Denver until 2020 and has since been working as the Program Director at Free Speech TV based in Denver, as well as host/producer of the Radio Bookclub podcast and radio show which is a collaboration with the Boulder Bookstore.
As the Managing Editor of Rocky Mountain Community Radio, she coordinates news journalism collaboration and content distribution through the Rocky Mountain region. Originally from Ireland, she lives in Longmont with her two daughters, her husband and a very cute dog called Ginny. She teaches audio production at CU Boulder.
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The Denver-based philanthropist and LGBTQ+ rights advocate, has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to support nonprofits and public media. -
It’s been nearly four years since a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder left 10 people dead. Among the victims was Kevin Mahoney, whose daughter, Erika, is examining the tragedy and its aftermath through a new podcast called Senseless. -
This year marks 100 years since the Snyder Act was signed into law, granting citizenship and voting rights to Native Americans. But a century later, many Indigenous voters still face significant barriers at the ballot box. -
An online news service focused on mental health issues in Colorado has published a voter guide that examines how mental health is showing up on the ballot. -
Author Jon Waterman has spent decades exploring some of the most remote and wild places in the country, including the Gates of the Arctic National Park, which he first visited in 1983. When he returned nearly four decades later, he was shocked by the changes that had occured as a result of the climate crisis. -
Candidates from various Western Slope races participated in debates, including for those federal office, state house, and state senate. -
The candidates for Colorado’s Third Congressional District, Republican Jeff Hurd and Democrat Adam Frisch, squared off in a debate hosted by Club 20 in Grand Junction on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The hour-long debate covered various topics, including the economy of rural Colorado, water resources, energy policy, immigration, and abortion. -
Rocky Mountain National Park, one of the most visited national parks in the U.S., has permanently adopted a timed entry reservation system due to a surge in visitors in recent years. The park is one of many in the region facing the challenge of being "loved to death" as crowds flock to enjoy the natural beauty. -
Smoke from wildfires in Canada, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest led to numerous air quality advisories across the region last month. As wildfires become more frequent and intense, such smoke events are expected to occur with greater regularity. -
One person has been killed and six homes destroyed as multiple wildfires blaze through large areas of Northern Colorado.
