Ali Budner
Ali Budner is KRCC's reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau, a journalism collaborative that unites six stations across the Mountain West, including stations in Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana to better serve the people of the region. The project focuses its reporting on topic areas including issues of land and water, growth, politics, and Western culture and heritage.
Ali came to KRCC from the San Francisco Bay Area, where her award-winning reporting covered the state of California on a range of topics from health and the environment to homelessness and immigration. Her resume includes work with The Kitchen Sisters, KPFA radio in Berkeley, California, and KALW radio in San Francisco, where she served as a managing producer for the daily live public affairs call-in show, "Your Call."
Ali also reported and co-produced an hour-long documentary, "The Race To An Emergency," about the 9-1-1 emergency response system in Oakland, California. It received several national awards, including the Edward R. Murrow award for best radio news documentary in a large market. Her reporting has appeared on PRI's The World, NPR's Latino USA, and WHYY's The Pulse, among other prominent outlets.
She is excited now to live in Colorado and report on issues important to the Rocky Mountain West.
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According to the Census Bureau , Western towns with fewer than 5000 people have grown on average in recent years. Meanwhile, populations in similar...
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As the U.S. Senate holds gun control hearings , Colorado legislators are pushing forward with their own plan to remove guns from people who are deemed...
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At least one state in our region is poised to join the movement to change how we vote for our president. Colorado’s Governor, Jared Polis, is expected...
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A recent report from NOAA’s National Centers for Environment Information shows there were 14 severe weather events across the country last year costing...
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Ballots are out and drop-off locations and polling centers are open for the 2018 mid-term election. For many voters in Colorado, the ballot is a long...
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The flu epidemic was especially deadly last year. And our region was no exception . Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the U.S....
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The outdoor recreation industry is growing faster than ever, especially in our region. In fact, new statistics show this sector grew faster than the...
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The Trump administration just relaxed Obama-era industry regulations for methane leaks from oil and gas operations on federal lands . But reactions to...
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A nine-year-old boy in Colorado took his own life on the first week of school this year. The tragedy highlighted a pervasive problem in the state and in...