Marilyn Gleason
News Director & Public Affairs HostKDNK welcomes back Marilyn Gleason to serve as the station's News Director. To longtime listeners, Marilyn's voice will be familiar. The graduate of CU Boulder's journalism school 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. She also pitched in as technical director for the Andy Zanca youth radio program, then continued on as a freelancer and Mountain Fair host for more than a decade. Marilyn returns to direct a growing news team at KDNK. She looks forward to expanding collaborations with regional news producers and strengthening the station's commitment to lively conversations and fostering an informed public in our local communities.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including new protections for farmers and fines for attracting bears with trash, a look into why Planned Parenthood in Glenwood is taking a hiatus, and ICE is on Glenwood's City Council agenda this week. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Thursday's news, including the tension that goes with traveling by EV in parts of the West where charging stations may be a distant hope, or running a business in winter resort areas in the grip of a changing climate. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Wednesday's news, including local success with beavers restoring streams and riparian habitat, high turnout at last month's primary election is official, and seniors play games to kindle wildfire resilience in Carbondale. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including how a warming climate and less snow can affect ski injuries, and how we in Colorado are stepping up to clean up our act in Plastic Free July.
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Four lanes for vehicle travel have been restored to vital transportation corridor through the Rockies by Thursday morning, after flooding closed I-70 on Monday. -
News host Jim Williams brings listeners Wednesday's news, including a walk in the flood zone that closed I-70, mud in the Palm theater in Telluride, and a look ahead and behind at the community, joy, and history of Mountain Fair, coming to Carbondale this weekend.
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Heavy rain, flooding and mud closed vital traffic route through western Colorado Monday night; progress is made clearing mucky underpass -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Friday's news, including fishing closures in local rivers due to drought and heat, a rescue on Maroon Peak, World Cup parties creating community, and reviving traditional crafts as a boon to tourism. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Wednesday's news, including another reintroduced wolf dead in Colorado, Montrose honors a helicopter pilot killed fighting a fire, and a closer look at the grueling work of battling blazes in the Colorado high country.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including a new fire in the Piceance gas field, Trump shrinks southern Utah wilderness again, this time by 90 percent, and local governments grapple with the rise of AI.
