KDNK Daily News

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

By Marilyn Gleason,

Published October 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM MDT

News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including a visit with both sides of a rally and counter-protest with a patch of common ground, and the work of rehabilitating orphaned bear cubs in a year of record drought and conflict.

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Marilyn Gleason

Marilyn Gleason is a 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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Betsy Welch

Betsy is a Carbondale-based freelance journalist covering local and regional news for the Sopris Sun and the Colorado Sun. After five years reporting on cycling and outdoor culture for Outside Inc., she now covers a range of community, outdoors, and human-interest stories and is excited to be stepping into radio storytelling.

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