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Local Motion: Press Forward Grant awards

On today’s program we’ll hear from three media outlets in our region that were recently awarded a Press Forward Grant. The grant in the amount of $100,000 is aimed at helping local news outlets close the news ‘gap’ in their area.

First up we hear from Regan Tuttle, editor and owner of the San Miguel Basin Forum located in Nucla. Tuttle, previous owner and editor of the Norwood Post, purchased the San Miguel Basin Forum in January of 2022.

Next up we hear from Todd Chamberlin, executive director of the Sopris Sun, a community supported non-profit newspaper in Carbondale. KVNF’s Station Manager Ashley Krest talks about what the grant means for the station and community.

Lisa was born in Texas but grew up on a small farm in Olathe, Colorado and considers herself a “Colorado native after six years of age.” Lisa has nine years experience in news reporting. She began her career as a News Director for a small radio station on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Following her initial radio career, Lisa worked as a staff reporter for The Journal Advocate and South Platte Sentinel in Sterling, Colorado and then returned to the Western Slope as staff reporter for the Delta County Independent.