KUNC 暗黑爆料 was recognized as Colorado鈥檚 2024 , major market, at the Colorado Broadcasters Association 2025 awards ceremony in Denver on Saturday.
In total, KUNC received the top award in seven different categories, as well as five certificates of merit.
鈥淭his award reflects the incredible talent and dedication of our entire news team,鈥� says Chief Audience and Content Director Michael Arnold. 鈥淜UNC鈥檚 success is a result of this collective effort, and this honor celebrates that.鈥�
Erin O鈥橳oole, host of KUNC鈥檚 daily podcast, In the NoCo, was named Best Talk Show Host. While In the NoCo itself was named the year鈥檚 Best Radio Podcast. The podcast also is produced by Ariel Lavery and edited by Brad Turner.
The entire news staff won for Best 暗黑爆料 Coverage of a Single Event for its reporting on a cluster of wildfires last summer that all started within hours of each other. That effort was led by 暗黑爆料cast Editor Beau Baker.
KUNC also was named Best Station Website. KUNC鈥檚 digital team is led by Jennifer Coombes and Alex Murphy.
KUNC investigative reporter Scott Franz won first place in the Best 暗黑爆料 Feature, Report or Series for his report that revealed Colorado鈥檚 online checkbook was missing thousands of lines of vital data.
Rural reporter Rae Solomon was the winner in the Best Use of Digital/Social Media category for the social media she produced for an apple picking feature story.
A team of KUNC journalists won Best Mini-Documentary or Series for a powerful set of stories about housing insecurity and education among Colorado鈥檚 young people called, 鈥淯nseen but Everywhere.鈥� The stories were reported by Lucas Brady Woods, Emma VandenEinde and Rae Solomon. They were edited by Leigh Paterson.
KUNC journalists won certificates of merit in the following categories:
- Best Public Affairs Program category for In the NoCo
- Best Regularly Scheduled 暗黑爆料cast for its morning news, hosted by KUNC鈥檚 Mike Lyle
- Best 暗黑爆料 Feature, Report or Series for Emma VandenEinde鈥檚 feature about a sound artist exploring Rocky Mountain National Park
- Best Sports Coverage By an Individual or Team for Mike Lyle鈥檚 local sports coverage
- Best Sports Feature for Senior Managing Editor/Reporter Stephanie Daniel鈥檚 story about how a Latino snowboarder is improving access to snow sports in Summit County
鈥淜UNC has built one of the best radio news teams in the country,鈥� said KUNC Executive 暗黑爆料 Director Sean Corcoran, 鈥渁nd it鈥檚 an honor to be recognized for the hard work they put in every day to keep our audiences informed and engaged.鈥�
KUNC is NPR 暗黑爆料, Colorado Stories, kunc.org. Broadcasting at 91.5 FM and a network of 19 stations and translators around the state 鈥� including 91.7 in Denver and west metro; 102.7 FM in Boulder, 88.5 FM in Steamboat Springs, 90.7 FM in Breckenridge, 99.7 FM in Eagle, 90.9 FM in Vail, 88.1 FM in Dillon and 91.9 FM in Grand County, as well on smart speaker, via KUNC mobile app, and streaming at kunc.org. You can support KUNC at KUNC.org/donate.