Matt Bloom
Reporter, Economy and General AssignmentMatt is a passionate journalist who loves nothing more than good reporting, music and comedy. At KUNC, he covers breaking news stories and the economy. He鈥檚 also reported for KPCC and KCRW in Los Angeles. As NPR鈥檚 National Desk intern in Culver City during the summer of 2015, he produced one of the first episodes of Embedded, the NPR podcast hosted by Kelly McEvers where reporters take a story from the headlines and 鈥済o deep.鈥�
A true Hoosier, he graduated with degrees in Journalism and Spanish from Indiana University. He also executive produced the weekly podcast, American Student Radio, which still broadcasts every Sunday on WIUX 99.1 FM Pure Student Radio, winner of the IBS college award for 鈥淏est Large College/University Station.鈥� Matt is a firm believer that everybody has an important story to tell.
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In anticipation of the federal eviction moratorium expiring or being struck down, Gov. Jared Polis passed an executive order last month that gives tenants an extra 20 days to make up missed rent payments. That order expires on Sept. 4, but could be extended if a 鈥渟ignificant backlog鈥� of rental assistance remains, a spokeswoman for Polis said. -
What鈥檚 Changing Coloradans鈥� Minds About Getting Vaccinated? We Visited A Greeley Clinic To Find OutWeekly vaccine administration has risen more than 20% since early July. We visit a mobile clinic in Greeley to find out what鈥檚 driving the increase. -
Colorado's top energy regulator is hearing testimony this week in a case involving oil company K.P. Kauffman and a series of alleged leaks and spills in Northern Colorado. The crackdown offers a glimpse into the Polis administration's tougher approach to regulating the industry. -
Colorado has so far distributed more than $121 million in emergency rental assistance it received from various federal and state stimulus packages. But thousands of applications remain in limbo, according to data from the Department of Local Affairs. -
The median sale price for a single family home in the state hit $530,000 this summer 鈥� an eye-popping 24% increase over last year. Rents are rising too. One team of homebuilders in Timnath hopes to offer a more affordable option. -
Larimer County public health officials are urging unvaccinated residents to get immunized as the region sees COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations tick up due to transmission of the contagious delta variant. The county鈥檚 daily case rate has tripled since early June to about 80 per 100,000 residents. Hospitalizations have doubled in that same time span. -
Heavy debris flow is complicating search and rescue efforts along the Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins, where three people are still missing in the wake of flash flooding Tuesday night. -
Colorado鈥檚 economy added 10,800 jobs in June as the pace of recovery cooled slightly, indicating a slow, but steady, rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Advocates and social scientists say the extra money will help low and middle-income families recover from the economic impacts wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and lift millions out of poverty. -
Fort Collins and Colorado State University will roll out hundreds of new e-scooters and e-bikes across town this month as a part of a new mobility program aimed at getting more people out of their cars.
