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Morning Talks: Wilderness Workshop returns from Washington

KDNK | By Mike Lemmer,
Marilyn Gleason
Published September 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM MDT
The Thompson Divide in Western Colorado has been a focal point for Wilderness Workshop and local outdoor enthusiasts alike.
Photo courtesy Jon Mullen/Ecostock.
The Thompson Divide in Western Colorado has been a focal point for Wilderness Workshop and local outdoor enthusiasts alike.

The hard work is not over for Wilderness Workshop. Advocacy director Erin Riccio just returned from Washington D.C. She stopped by KDNK Monday morning to tell news host Mike Lemmer about the trip, and new threats to wilderness and communities from the energy sector.
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Mike Lemmer
Mike served as the News Director for KNUJ Radio in Southern Minnesota for over a decade before moving to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2014. Mike hosts the morning news on weekdays from 6am-8am, as well as offering his expertise with additional news reporting duties, engineering, live broadcasts, and DJing his music show ALL MiXED UP when time permits. Mike is also the Entertainment Coordinator at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, and occasionally guides cave tours
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Marilyn Gleason
Marilyn Gleason is the graduate of CU Boulder's journalism school. She started her radio career in the Roaring Fork Valley at KAJX in Aspen, then came to KDNK in 2000 as the station was in the early stages of forming a local news program. Marilyn returns to direct a growing news team at KDNK.
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