Tess Novotny
Producer for Colorado EditionEmail: tess.novotny@kunc.org
Twitter: @tess_novotny
As a producer for Colorado Edition, I pitch segment ideas, pre-interview guests, craft scripts and cut audio. I also write tweets, build web posts and occasionally host.
I focus on bringing rural voices and issues to Colorado Edition. I see a clear bridge between holding small town power accountable and building faith in our media and democratic institutions. I want to cross that bridge, and I want to bring everyone 鈥� big city isolates and small-town lifers 鈥� along, too.
Before coming to Colorado, I worked at Oregon Public Broadcasting where I was a producer for a live, daily radio talk show called 鈥淭hink Out Loud.鈥� I also spent a year reporting on crime and courts for The Klamath Falls Herald and 暗黑爆料 in rural southern Oregon.
I grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated from the University of Oregon in 2018 with Bachelors of Arts in journalism and political science. I first dipped into radio by hosting a weekly music show as "DJ Nebulon" on my campus station, KWVA.
When I鈥檓 not producing, I am discovering local music venues, hiking with friends and reading novels on local brewery patios.
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Colorado Edition's Erin O'Toole met up with soul food scholar Adrian Miller to discuss his most recent book about African American barbecue culture and history in the U.S. -
A Texas law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect earlier this month. This is forcing many Texans who need abortions to seek care outside their home state, including in Colorado. -
Last month, the Biden administration committed to providing tens of millions of COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated adults by Sept. 20. Dr. Thomas Campbell, a professor of medicine and chief clinical researcher for UCHealth, spoke with Colorado Edition's Erin O'Toole about the science behind booster shots, and how they might impact the spread of the coronavirus. -
Enhanced federal unemployment benefits that were put in place during the pandemic came to an end over the weekend. Roughly 107,000 Coloradans will lose their eligibility, according to state labor officials. About 30,000 will no longer receive an extra $300 per week. Tamara Chuang has been reporting on this for the Colorado Sun. She joined Colorado Edition to talk about what the end of these benefits will mean for unemployed people. -
Colorado hospitals are filling with COVID-19 patients again, and medical staff are feeling the stress. Some hospitals are seeing more COVID-19 patients now than this time last year. Dr. Michelle Barron is the senior medical director of infection prevention for UC Health, overseeing 13 hospitals across the state. Dr. Steven Loecke is the chief medical officer for Banner Fort Collins Medical Center and McKee Medical Center. We spoke with them about how staff are adjusting treatment plans to manage the latest surge. -
In Larimer County, hospitals are hitting max capacity as COVID-19 and the Delta variant surge through the community. As a result, Public Health Director Tom Gonzales is encouraging residents to get vaccinated. He joins Colorado Edition to talk about what the pandemic is looking like there, and how his approach to combating the virus has evolved. -
Coloradans with disabilities share how they have navigated the pandemic, and what they want the world to look like after it's over.
