KUNR/Reno Joins Mountain West News Bureau

Joins MWNB

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA- RENO News-Talk KUNR/RENO has joined the MOUNTAIN WEST NEWS BUREAU public radio news collective.  KUNR is the sixth member of the organization joining BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO, WYOMING PUBLIC MEDIA, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH News-Talk KUER/SALT LAKE CITY, COLORADO COLLEGE Variety KRCC/COLORADO SPRINGS, and COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO News-Talk KUNC/GREELEY, CO.

“Collaboration is a force multiplier; together stations can do more and innovate faster to provide the local journalism that is part of the bedrock of public media’s valued service to our country," said CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING SCVP/Journalism and Radio KATHY MERRITT.

“The growth of the KUNR newsroom over the past several years is impressive,” said BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO GM and MOUNTAIN WEST NEWS BUREAU Managing Director TOM MICHAEL. “We are proud to include KUNR in the collaboration. We look forward to sharing regional reports for the listeners in RENO and to hear more stories from NEVADA.”

“From the SIERRA to the ROCKY MOUNTAINS and throughout the surrounding areas, we share common Western concerns and region-specific issues,” said KUNR GM DAVID STIPECH. “KUNR is excited to contribute to the news bureau’s tradition of sharing relevant, relatable stories with regional and national audiences -- the way public radio does so well.”

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