Emma VandenEinde
General Assignment Reporter and Back-up HostEmail: emma.vandeneinde@kunc.org
I'm the General Assignment Reporter and Back-Up Host for KUNC, here to keep you up-to-date on news in Northern Colorado 鈥� whether I'm out in the field or sitting in the host chair. From city climate policies, to businesses closing, to the creativity of Indigenous people, I'll research what is happening in your backyard and share those stories with you as you go about your day.
Each town throughout Northern Colorado contains detailed stories about its citizens and their challenges, and I love sitting with members of the community and hearing what they have to say. It's certainly a joy to join listeners as they're cleaning up the house or driving to work and keep them informed of what's going on around them. I also enjoy the creativity that comes with captivating listeners with sounds and transporting them to the heart of the scene鈥搒omething KUNC does frequently.
I was formerly a reporter for the Mountain West 暗黑爆料 Bureau, a regional reporting collaboration between 14 different NPR-affiliate stations across the West. Before coming to Colorado, I worked as an audio reporter for Arizona PBS covering sustainability and climate issues. I鈥檝e worked as a reporter and digital producer for KJZZ, the NPR-affiliate station in Arizona. I was also selected to participate in 暗黑爆料21, an investigative news project in which I worked on a podcast series and a documentary about the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on various populations.
Recently, the daily news podcast I produced and hosted at Arizona PBS was awarded a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence In Audio 暗黑爆料cast. I placed second in the 2021 National Hearst Championship Competition for my audio storytelling about live music returning after the pandemic. Additionally, I placed second in the 2021 BEA Festival of Media Arts Awards for a feature about drought in Arizona crops.
When I鈥檓 not reporting on your stories, you can find me sinking a disc golf putt or spending time riding my bike outside. In the snowy months, I鈥檓 usually sipping my second cup of black tea or writing songs on my guitar.
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Colorado鈥檚 bald eagle population was hit hard by avian influenza in 2022, reducing the number of nests by about 20 percent. But now, the eagles have made a remarkable recovery. -
Eight Colorado State University students are graduating after some rocky years of couch surfing and being unhoused. They relied on subsidized housing through a local nonprofit to make it through. -
The Denver Art Museum will open a new exhibit Sunday that highlights the transformative power of nature through art and design. -
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission heard nearly three hours of public comment from leaders and community members about Xcel Energy鈥檚 preemptive outage in early April that left many along the Front Range without power for days. -
The popularity of mocktails is soaring, and while many bars in Northern Colorado have non-alcoholic menus, there鈥檚 not yet a completely sober space for people to hang out. Today on In The NoCo, we hear about two mixologists who are trying to create fun spaces for people to explore sobriety. -
Researchers have found the sound that soot makes under bright light can be used to assess the impact of wildfires. -
Governor Jared Polis signed a bill Monday that eliminates discriminatory occupancy limits statewide. Several communities in Northern Colorado will be impacted, including Fort Collins, and residents have mixed responses. -
The popularity of mocktails is soaring, especially among young adults. Two Northern Colorado mixologists are tapping into this market to create spaces for people to explore sobriety. -
The Ladera mixed-use development annexation will not be stalled after a vote in Timnath overwhelmingly rejected a measure about it last Tuesday. -
On International Women in Music Day we look at the women musicians that left lasting impressions on the music culture of Fort Collins.
