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Local Newscast for September 1st

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

HEADLINES: Glenwood Springs City Council meets today with an executive session at 9:30 and work sessions on bridges, the annual budget, and commercial truck restrictions in downtown to follow. The regular council meeting this evening starts at 6. In Rifle, an event this evening called After the Boom, the economic aftermath of falling natural gas prices, will explore how the downturn has impacted the economy and finances of Garfield County. Ann Driggers, Garco finance director will make the presentation at the Rifle Branch Library tonight at 6.

FEATURE: For candidates trying to woo Latino voters this election season, there’s nothing more important than immigration, right? Wrong. Poll after poll shows Latinos are more concerned about the effects of climate change than voters overall - that reducing smog and protecting water scored higher than immigration reform. As H20 Radio’s Franni Halperin reports, Latinos are ready to support candidates who commit to protecting the environment.

PLUS: George Killian is an organizer with CoPIRG Foundation, in town for a voter registration drive at Colorado Mountain College. She stopped by KDNK to speak to news director Gavin Dahl.

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.