Brody Wilson
Program Director and News DirectorBrody is a Montrose local that grew up in the Uncompahge Valley, and recently moved back home with his wife and son after several decades away. After a career in energy efficiency, and corporate sustainability, he decided he'd climbed the corporate ladder high enough, and embraced his love of audio and community, and began volunteering for KVNF, first as a Morning Edition Host, then board member. Brody decided he couldn't get enough KVNF in his life and recently joined the staff full-time as Staff Reporter, and Morning Edition host. You can hear him every morning between 6:30 am and 8am.
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Crews have fully contained the Lawhead Fire near Hotchkiss after it burned about 35 acres. Plus: an environmental group urges Montrose and Delta counties to limit data centers, Holy Cross Energy marks a renewable milestone, and the property owner where the fire began shares her story. -
The Lawhead fire was the first fire threatening structures in the KVNF listening area, and for many in our audience, represented the start of the fire season on the Western Slope. -
A new Western Slope fund offers small farmers something hard to find: an interest-free loan. Slow Money Western Slope lets neighbors donate, farmers borrow, and the money cycle back to the next producer. Organizers have raised $30,000 toward a $50,000 goal, with first loans this summer. -
We bring you a condensed version of the full length forum you can watch here:https://www.youtube.com/live/_hhwp5eeMEk?si=Zpmm5pqvtbK_ggP0 -
Four Democrats are running for their party's nomination in Colorado's attorney general race. At a forum hosted by the Colorado Working Families Party, they laid out their priorities — standing up to the Trump administration, immigration, housing and workers' rights. Local Motion brings you an excerpt.
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The Montrose County School District Board of Education voted Tuesday to place Superintendent Dr. Carrie Stephenson on paid administrative leave. The move comes as a third-party investigation into a former Olathe Elementary principal continues. -
Death is a subject most of us avoid — until we can't. In this episode of Local Motion, host Brody Wilson talks with KVNF's own Cynthia Hines, the team at HopeWest, and North Fork death midwife Moriah Melin about what it really means to show up at the end of life. -
More than 700 students graduated across the KVNF listening area this week. The Fire Mountain Canal is finally flowing again after a month of repairs — but not before an April freeze wiped out the North Fork fruit crop. Plus travel warnings, local news briefs, and a holiday weekend send-off. -
A special mid-year West Slope Water Summit brought together water managers and community leaders to address a dire water year. Projected inflows into Lake Powell are expected to be well below half of normal — and negotiations over the river's future remain unresolved. -
Erin Easton has been bringing weekly moments of calm to KVNF listeners for nearly three years through her Mindful Reflections segments. KVNF's Brody Wilson sat down with Easton in Studio M to learn who she is, and what drew her to this work.
