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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Wildfire smoke that has blanketed large parts of Colorado is starting to clear. Fires in Canada and the Pacific Northwest are to blame for the thick haze and poor air quality experienced by much of the region this week.
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The Sundance Institute announced Friday, July 19, that Boulder, Colorado, is one of six finalists to host the Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027. The prestigious festival has been held in Park City, Utah, for four decades, but organizers are considering a new location.
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The Colorado Department of Agriculture is funding efforts to stop the spread of the Japanese beetle in western Colorado. The invasive pest was first spotted in Grand Junction in July 2022, likely brought to the Western Slope from the Front Range, where 11 counties are "partially or completely infested."
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Even though the primary election is over, election officials say some voters may still need to take action to have their ballots counted. Some voters will receive notice about issues with the signature on their ballot or identification discrepancies. They must take action by July 3.
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A Colorado Springs nonprofit hosts gun buyback events and transforms surrendered firearms into art and garden tools.
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In 1973 Ann Woodward was murdered at Woody’s Tavern in Moab, the bar she owned with her husband. The case has remained unsolved for more than 5 decades, but police now believe they’re close to finding the killer.
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The northern lights were visible across parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah over the weekend.The colorful display was due to a geomagnetic storm which resulted in a burst of energy from the sun.
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A major road connecting Gunnison and Montrose was closed indefinitely over safety concerns after cracks were found in a bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir on April 18.CDOT officials said Tuesday that the repairs to the bridge could take months to complete. Local detours are opening up, easing the pressure on communities on both sides of the closure.
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An award-winning high school mariachi band from Uvalde, Texas, wrapped up a 6-day trip to Boulder County, Colorado, on a tour that brought healing to two communities still reeling from mass shootings that took place a year apart.
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April 20 is the 25th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting, where 13 people were murdered in a Littleton high school. Tom Mauser lost his son Daniel that day and has been fighting for gun reform ever since.