Local Newscast for October 18th

KDNK | By Gavin Dahl

Published October 18, 2016 at 1:14 PM MDT

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

Protect the Flows is a coalition of businesses committed to sustainable water practices and healthy rivers. Last week, they hosted the 2016 Business of Water gathering at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs. News director Gavin Dahl spoke to Protect the Flows co-director Craig Mackey.

Pitkin County voters have two choices for County Commissioner District 3, Independent Scott Writer and Democrat Greg Poschman. KDNK’s Gavin Dahl sat down with Scott and Greg yesterday.

Scientists have put numbers to claims that bigger wildfires have become the new normal in western states. Eric Galatas reports.

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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.

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