Local Motion: Regional Roundup of State History

By Cassie Knust,

Published September 7, 2023 at 7:37 AM MDT

On this Local Motion, Rocky Mountain Radio's Managing Editor, Maeve Conran looks at Colorado’s labor history, veterans’ stories and silent movies. This regional roundup report features an interview with Dr. Nicki Gonzalez, a former Colorado state historian. Later, you’ll hear a conversation on the steel workers strike in the 1980s in Pueblo, CO. Maeve also shares an audio postcard of the Estes Park Silent Comedy Movie Festival.

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Cassie Knust

Cassie moved to Montrose from Texas in April 2020, right before COVID changed the landscape of the world as we knew it. She brought her love of people and a degree in broadcast journalism to the Western Slope, where she built a strong foundation in local print news. She’s excited to join the KVNF family and grow as a reporter. For Cassie, her job as a journalist is to empower the community through knowledge and information. When she’s not researching and reporting, Cassie loves to spend time with her cat, Jasper, and paint something new.<br/><br/>

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Maeve Conran

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