Summit County teacher honored for dual language welding classes
A Colorado teacher was recognized for his dedication to his students, regardless of what their primary language is.
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He was dragged away from the state for college at the University of Missouri where he got a bachelors in Broadcast Journalism (and a minor in atmospheric science), then made his TV reporting debut in southern Oregon where he covered wildfires for the first time as a professional.
Spencer finally returned to the Centennial State in Colorado Springs, working for CBS Colorado's sister station KKTV as a multi-media journalist. He spent 4 years covering anything from firefighters hiking the Manitou Incline to more wildfires to bomb cyclones to a new doughnut shop on top of Pikes Peak. He became engrossed in a community search for a young boy who was eventually found murdered by his own stepmother.
Spencer is now reporting on the same airwaves he watched as a little kid. He's happily within close driving distance to where his parents now live as well as some of Colorado's best ski resorts.
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• Position: Reporter/MMJ
• Year hired: 2021
• Alma Mater: University of Missouri (Mizzou)
• Why I am journalist: I think we need people who are willing to speak up and ask questions. I don't mind raising my hand.
• Most memorable interview: One on one with a now-suspected killer
• Dream interview: Paul Bunyan
• Role model: Don Ward
• Dream job: Currently working it
• First TV appearance: Scared, sweaty and telling Mid-Missouri about the latest political news.
• First story: Ice cream store packed during snowstorm (so fluffy!)
• Hidden talent: Backwards legs
• Hometown: Littleton
• Hobbies: Skiing, longboarding, running
• Favorite food: Cajun
• Favorite musician: Enya
• Number of siblings: One older sister. She's the best.
• Number of pets: one Roomba
• Favorite sports team: Avs
• Favorite author: Michael Crichton
• Favorite vacation spot: Colorado Sand Dunes!
• What one word best describes CBS Colorado: Home
• Least favorite household chore: Folding laundry. Big fan of the laundry chair.
• Favorite word: Burbled
• Least favorite words: Allegedly
• Favorite noise: Belly laughs
• What music are you listening to lately? Bit of AWOLNATION, bit of Jon Bellion, bit of Bleachers
• What keeps you in Colorado? The lack of bugs, the skyline, the people I love.
• Who would play you in a movie? Nervous lawyer who's late to a meeting.
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A Colorado teacher was recognized for his dedication to his students, regardless of what their primary language is.
Summit County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify a body found near the Officer's Gulch exit of Interstate 70.
Summit County and the surrounding Dillon Ranger District in Colorado's high country are entering stage one fire restrictions on Friday.
The top of Vail Pass along I-70 is home to one of the busiest winter recreation areas in one of the busiest national forests; therefore, you also get an incredibly busy rest stop area.
The devastation of one mountain community thousands of miles away is drawing sympathy and action from another mountain community.
The Summit County Sheriff's Office is issuing a warning to Coloradans coming up to the high country to see the changing leaves: park in designated parking spots or pay the price.
Vail Resorts and the Town of Vail have put down the gloves and are now planning to work together to install affordable housing into a new fourth ski base area for the resort.
A high school in Gypsum's Gender and Sexuality Alliance just got a big boost from a national organization looking to back local efforts to support students in Colorado and beyond.
The residents in Eagle County have experienced multiple unfounded school threats within the span of a single month, creating a school closure amid a bomb threat.
In Colorado's high country, an organization focused on helping the most vulnerable members of the community is in need of help themselves.
The Belvidere Theatre dates back to the late 1800s and while it took the removal of asbestos, elimination of pigeon nests, and patching a leaky ceiling, work has begun to bring the theatre back.
The spot right along Dillon Revisor is in flux, with the property owner of both the Best Western and the old Arapahoe Cafe in negotiations to sell the land to a developer intending to put together a massive project designed with 200 units, a restaurant, coffee shop, and public park.
Previously, CDOT had already instated a "Right lane only" rule for CMVs going through Glenwood Canyon; this law is now layered over the top, includes reduced speed limits, and adds additional locations where the rule is in play
A lively chat with CCHAT Team members filled the Frothy Cup in Idaho Springs Wednesday morning, which was exactly what the team members were hoping for.
By creating more than 100 beaver dam analogs, teams are hoping to dam up the creek and spread the water out across the valley south of Keystone to change dried-up farmland back into the wetlands it used to be.