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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Patients arrived in cars on Saturday as early as 7 a.m., even though the clinic didn鈥檛 officially begin until 8 a.m. At one point during the day, the line of cars stretched the entire length of the parking lot. -
Shifting political and economic winds are forcing many in the state鈥檚 oil and gas industry to reckon with their future career prospects. -
We put together an updated guide to help you find providers in Northern Colorado. -
The efforts come as new data from the state estimates nearly 68 percent of the vaccine doses have been given to white residents. -
A number of economic forces continue to lure new buyers to the market even during the winter, a historically slower time for real estate sales. -
Polis kicked off his latest COVID-19 update by blasting the Trump administration, saying it lied to Colorado and other states about speeding up distribution of millions of vaccine doses from a national reserve. -
Gov. Polis made the decision to move up 70-and-up Coloradans in the state鈥檚 prioritization plan, but many are finding it difficult to make appointments due to low supply. -
Following confusion and frustration this week over the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to seniors in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis held a news conference Wednesday to talk about how residents ages 70 and up can try to gain access. -
Many Colorado restaurants will once again be allowed to seat customers indoors starting Monday, following an announcement from Gov. Jared Polis that dozens of counties would be moved from Level Red to Level Orange restrictions on the state鈥檚 COVID-19 dial. -
A long list of restaurants, gyms and movie theaters in Larimer County gained the first round of approvals for the program, which allows businesses to operate at one level lower on the state鈥檚 COVID-19 dial than the county鈥檚 current status.
