Alana Schreiber
Producer & Digital, Colorado EditionEmail: alana.schreiber@kunc.org
As a radio producer, I help make the Colorado Edition program come to life. I help to schedule guests, produce interviews, edit audio, and write for our weekly newsletter.
I believe in the power of public radio to elevate often overlooked or marginalized voices before an engaged audience. While my mom was a teacher, my dad was a print journalist, so I like to think that my role as a producer is to energize and inspire our listeners through powerful storytelling; thus, a perfect combination of their work.
Before coming to Colorado, I worked as a production assistant at Minnesota Public Radio in St. Paul and at The Documentary Group in New York City. In 2020, I was awarded a Fulbright Grant, where I taught English at a middle and high school in Sarawak, Malaysia before an abrupt evacuation due to COVID-19. In 2017, I was a recipient of the Wave Project, where I was awarded the chance to create a one-hour radio special on KFAI, a local radio station in Minneapolis. I am also a Moth StorySLAM winner and GrandSLAM finalist.
Born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, I graduated from Macalester College in 2019 with a major in International Studies and minors in Media and Studio Art. Spending long hours in my college painting studio while listening to NPR is how I first fell in love with public radio.
When I’m not busy producing, I can be found playing ultimate frisbee, whipping up homemade sauce, knitting funky hats, and cheering for my beloved New York Mets.
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Back in June, Tattered Cover opened up a new location across the street from Coors Field in Denver, complete with a new collection of baseball books to boot. Thus, reminding fans to engage with what is often considered the most written-about sport there is. -
The Home Run Derby, the opening act for Major League Baseball's All-Star game, came to Denver last Monday. While the night was a fun-filled, power-hitting face-off for most, it was also riddled with emotion for one Rockies player who may soon be leaving the team. -
Last weekend's Miss Rodeo Colorado 2022 Pageant may have only lasted a few days, but many of the competitors spend years vying for this title. We explore the world of rodeo and what it means to be a queen. -
Residents of Hickory Village Mobile Home Park in Fort Collins have long voiced concerns over infrastructure problems in their community. Now that the park is for sale, they're vying for a chance to own it. -
The Barney L. Ford building in Denver is the one location in Colorado that's nationally recognized as associated with the Underground Railroad. In this feature story, we find out why. -
In 1882, 63 Russian Jewish immigrants found themselves in the small town of Cotopaxi, Colorado. While their attempts to farm on rocky soil in high elevation were soon deemed fruitless, they left a remarkable impact on the state and helped to carve out a space for Jewish immigrants in the West. -
On Jan. 29, the Colorado Rockies agreed to hand over star player Nolan Arenado, and $50 million, to the St. Louis Cardinals. Colorado Edition producer Alana Schreiber talked to Denver Post sports columnist Mark Kiszla to better understand how the loss of Arenado comes at the end of a long line of poor and petty trade decisions in the 30-year history of the Rockies franchise.
