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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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. -
The BLM has announced a final rule to revise their oil and gas leasing regulations. It includes the first royalty-rate increase in more than 100 years, as well as an increase in the minimum bond for oil and gas companies. -
March 22, 2024, marks the third anniversary of the mass shooting at a grocery store in Boulder where ten people were murdered. -
Colorado is one of 16 states holding a presidential primary election on March 5, Super Tuesday. -
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules that Colorado cannot disqualify Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot. -
An investigation into UCHealth shows that the state’s largest hospital network is suing thousands of patients for unpaid medical bills. -
In the 28,000 square miles of the Navajo Nation, where there isn’t a single bike shop, a group of enthusiasts come together, united by their passion for mountain biking. -
With avalanche danger continuing in the region, backcountry recreationists are urged to take caution. -
The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 18 to January 28, with films being screened on location in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as online. Emily Cohen of KHOL attended the festival, now in its 40th season, and shares her observations. -
The Christmas Bird Count is one of the biggest citizen science projects in the country and it invites members of the public to join a birding group, also known as a circle, between December 14 and January 5.
