Carrie Saldo
A native of Stamford, VT, I call(ed) the Berkshires of western Massachusetts my home. The Berkshires are a culturally rich area -- I鈥檓 talking pass the butter and heavy cream -- rich.
Degrees in English and Theatre from Manhattanville College (thanks mom) have been useful when I need to look good on paper. Toss in life-long dance lessons and two failed attempts at guitar mastery (sorry, dad) and you鈥檝e got the broad brush strokes of how I landed here in Colorado.
I am the arts and culture maven for KUNC, RMPBS, and KUVO, which means I have a business card that folds out. The nuts and bolts of the gig go like this: host the weekly arts magazine television show, on RMPBS. Report on all things arts and culture for NPR member stations and .
Colorado鈥檚 arts and cultural scene is robust and diverse, at least that鈥檚 what Google tells me, and I suspect that鈥檚 the reason the bosses at all three organizations saw fit to craft this Transmedia position.
Before I packed up my stuff, drugged my cat, and said 鈥淲estward, ho!鈥� I was the host, writer, and a producer of Connecting Point, WGBY-Springfield鈥檚 nightly magazine program. While there, I busted out my backpack and video equipment to report on some serious stuff, , and some seriously fun stuff, .
Nitty gritty: More than a decade of journalism experience, first for something called a daily newspaper and then on the airwaves of WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
Shout outs from: the Associated Press and the Edward R. Murrow foundation.
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Marking a year post-flood in Colorado, The Dairy Center for the Arts is exhibiting 33 black-and-white and color photographs captured by photographers who鈥� -
Nearly 80 art cars, some rumbling loudly and one flicking flames aloft, cruised through Trinidad Saturday, transforming the quiet community into a鈥� -
They were a family that dominated early 20th century politics, occupying the halls of power in New York, the Navy and ultimately the White House 鈥� more鈥� -
More than the sum of his film work 鈥� most notably the critically acclaimed Hunger, Shame, and 12 Years A Slave 鈥� the British-born Steve McQueen is also a鈥� -
Aspen has been home to a contemporary art museum for 35 years. Now, after seven years of controversy over design and size, the Aspen Art Museum is open in鈥� -
At 109-years old, it is the only of its kind in the country; still, few outside of those living in this rural county seat have heard of Philadelphia鈥� -
While many kids her age are busy dodging their summer reading assignments, 14-year-old Maya Bode has just wrapped up her second book. Writing her second鈥� -
Like many 20-somethings, Cory Montrevil is reluctant to commit to a long-term relationship. A new program, named Cross-Cultured, links young, short on鈥� -
Having survived one of the most cataclysmic sea accidents of the 20th century, she could have retreated into a life of luxury. She instead headed for the鈥� -
Dale Chihuly鈥檚 name has become synonymous with the art of blown glass. Glass is also typically synonymous with another word: Fragile. Although Colorado is鈥�
