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 Monday's news, including a price increase for Xcel Energy customers, pressure increasing on public lands amid maneuvering to rescind the Roadless Rule and undo the Bears Ears' resource management plan, and a chat with Rifle's new police chief. -
By mid-August, Colorado Parks and Wildlife had received more than 6,000 reports of bear encounters in 2026. Lately, everyone seems to have a bear story, including KDNK's Katalina Villarreal, who recently reported on an educational campaign aimed at reducing conflicts. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Wednesday's news, including updates on area fires, including a new one in Pitkin County, Jeff Hurd's campaign visit to Glenwood Springs, a new estrogen patch shortage, and the KDNK news team discusses bears on the rampage as governments work together to educate the public. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including tips to deal with a surge in bear activity, a check-in on new gas and oil leases up for sale on the Roan Plateau, and a chat with Amy Goodman, whose hard-hitting independent journalism is profiled in a movie coming to Carbondale later this week. -
Several local governments with Colorado Parks and Wildlife have launched an ad campaign to raise awareness and give consistent information about living with bears. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Monday's news, including new hope for commuters who rely on the Hogback bus service, and a walk through the woods near Ouray, where the Gold Mountain Fire blackened nearly 40,000 acres in July.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Friday's news, including Glenwood City Council's decision to take legal action against the landlord of the ICE holding facility, and pikas, marmots and ptarmigans in Colorado's high country. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Thursday's news, including reactions among wildfire responders to the deaths of Rifle Helitack crew members, and the the myriad services beavers provide to the landscape, including suppressing fires. -
The Willow Fire erupted in the wilderness at the edge of Leadville on June 28, and since then has grown to more than 7,000 acres. One of the first to evacuate and last to be allowed home shares her experience. -
News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Friday's news, including a visit to the Garfield County Fair with 4H, a young composer's world premiere honoring the 140th anniversary of Cortez, Colorado, and the important role an EMS plays in rural healthcare.
