Rod Mackey

Sports Reporter/Anchor Rod Mackey grew up in Colorado and has covered sports in the Denver television market for more than two decades.

Mackey's youth was spent in the foothills. He attended Bergen Elementary School, Evergreen Junior High School and graduated from Evergreen High School in 1985.

He spent his first two years of college in California at the University of California, Santa Barbara before transferring to Boulder to finish up his higher education. During his time at the University of Colorado, he interned in the Sports department with CBS News Colorado.

"I learned under Les Shapiro, Gary Miller, Mark McIntosh, and Marcia Neville," he said. "I now have a picture of the four of them on the wall on my desk."

Mackey's first experience as a broadcasting professional was at a radio station in Vail.

"I met my wife in Vail and we have now been married for more than three decades," he said.

Their three sons then followed in his footsteps and went to CU.

"I of course also have pictures of my family up, a Black and Gold family."

After radio, Mackey's television career took him from Rapid City to Cedar Rapids to San Diego and to Denver.

Just the Facts:

Year hired: 2023

Alma Mater: University of Colorado Boulder

Most memorable interview: Shaq Barrett with his family on a firetruck during the Broncos Super Bowl 50 parade

Favorite musician: Tom Petty

Hometown: Evergreen

Number of children: 3

Hobbies: Skiing, Water Skiing, Tennis, Frisbee Golf, and Mountain Biking

Favorite food: Stone Crab

Number of siblings: 1

Number of pets: 2

Favorite sports team: Any team my kids were playing on

Favorite vacation spot: Vail

Favorite word: win

Least favorite words: lose

What keeps you in Colorado? Everything... greatest place on Earth!

You can contact Rod by sending an email to yourreporter@cbs.com.