Adam Rayes
Reporter, Rural and Small CommunitiesEmail: adam.rayes@kunc.org
As KUNC鈥檚 rural and small communities reporter, I help further the newsroom鈥檚 efforts to ensure that all of Northern Colorado鈥檚 communities are heard. These communities have so much to tell us about themselves and Colorado as a whole. They鈥檙e all unique and simultaneously a crucial part of a bigger picture. Many of these communities exist in a news desert; their stories aren鈥檛 being told and they鈥檙e disconnected from each other and the rest of the region. I hope to bring more stories and voices from these places to elevate the conversation.
Before coming to KUNC, I worked at Michigan Radio where I was a production assistant for the statewide newsmagazine, Stateside. I graduated after just three years at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which is where I fell in love with journalism.
I love cooking my dad鈥檚 traditional Syrian recipes, even though my attempts are never up to his standards. I enjoy gaming, running, tasting new beers, watching anything Sam Esmail makes and I hope to gain new hobbies here in Colorado, like skiing.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act is now 30 years old. Among its many provisions, the ADA prevents employment discrimination and provides support services like interpreters. But advocates say more work needs to be done to fulfill the law鈥檚 promise of independent living, especially in rural areas. -
KUNC reporters Adam Rayes and Leigh Paterson join Colorado Edition鈥檚 Erin O鈥橳oole to talk about how and why Colorado鈥檚 protest movements have evolved over time. -
Muslims celebrated Eid al-Adha on Friday. As with most aspects of life these days, the important holy celebration was different this year because of COVID-19. -
'Pure Negativity': Division Over Pandemic Creates Challenges, Opportunities In Rural Facebook GroupsSoon after Walmart announced it would require customers to wear masks, someone posted an article about the announcement in a closed Facebook group called鈥� -
Body-worn cameras have long been a staple of police reform efforts. Activists, civil rights groups, politicians and law enforcement value the鈥� -
For many Black communities, George Floyd鈥檚 death brought a long-time distrust of whole police departments as well as individual officers back to the鈥� -
Following the death of George Floyd, protesters in Denver, the Front Range and across the nation have been marching through the streets demanding police鈥� -
From on top of a trailer mounted with massive speakers, Denver Public School Board Secretary Tay Anderson stopped a Black Lives Matter march a few blocks鈥� -
Protesters plan to take to the streets across the Front Range again this weekend, with calls on social media for mass gatherings in Denver, Boulder, Fort鈥� -
Protests remained peaceful in Denver until about midnight, when the arrival of armored police at the state鈥檚 Capitol stoked tensions among the small group鈥�
