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Seeking Permanent Protection for Thompson Divide + Police Shootings Up in 2016

Amy Hadden Marsh/KDNK

Today's local newscast features Amy Hadden Marsh reporting on a bill introduced by Sen. Michael Bennet last week that would protect the Thompson Divide permanently. Peter Hart, staff attorney for Wilderness Workshop, and Matt Reed, public lands director for High Country Conservation Advocates in Crested Butte. The search continues for Ryan Montoya, a climber missing at Pyramid Peak, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff's office. Plus, as Eric Galatas reports, the first half of 2016 saw the highest increase in police-related shooting deaths in six years here in Colorado.

 
 
  

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.