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Local Newscast: 350 Colorado Protests Online Oil & Gas Auction

Micah Parkin

KDNK's Local Newscast airs weekday mornings at 6:41 and 7:41 during Morning Edition.

More than 20,000 acres of BLM lands go on the virtual auction block tomorrow for the agency’s quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Thirty-one parcels in western Colorado counties are up for bid, beginning online at 9 AM.  350 Colorado has organized a protest at the BLM office in Denver. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh asked director Micah Parkin about the group’s concerns and how online auctions will impact protesting.

What are the biggest issues facing Colorado right now? That’s what KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh asked Wild and Scenic Film Fest-goers Saturday. Here are some responses.

Colorado parents may not know their kids could be exposed to lead poisoning. Eric Galatas reports.

Lawmakers on the joint budget committee have questions about how the state is managing wildlife programs and hunting and fishing permits. As Bente Birkeland reports, the questions came up during a briefing for the Department of Natural Resources.

 

Gavin became one of the youngest station managers in public radio on February 1, 2017. He is a writer and producer with a passion for community media. Prior to starting at KDNK as news director in 2016, Gavin worked for national radio programs Alternative Radio with David Barsamian and Nonprofit Radio with Tony Martignetti along with local stations KGNU Boulder, KYRS Spokane, KRBX Boise, KAOS Olympia, and Air America Radio affiliate KPTK Seattle. His nonprofit management experience includes Open Media Foundation, where he led a government transparency team, and Common Frequency, where his policy advocacy supported dozens of noncommercial radio startups. Boulder Weekly, Raw Story, Austin American-Statesman, Boise Weekly, and The Sopris Sun have published his reporting. His TV credits include directing teams at Colorado Channel, crewing for Democracy Now!, and hosting on Free Speech TV. He graduated from the Evergreen State College in 2008 with a BA in media production and community organizing.
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