Brad Turner
Executive Producer, In the NoCoBrad Turner is an executive producer in KUNC's newsroom. He manages the podcast team that makes In The NoCo, which also airs weekdays in Morning Edition and All Things Considered. His work as a podcaster and journalist has appeared on NPR's Weekend Edition, NPR Music, the PBS Newshour, Colorado Public Radio, MTV Online, the Denver Post, Boulder's Daily Camera, and the Longmont Times-Call. He likes bike rides, bass guitars, documentaries and road trips with his family.
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Each year, the Butterfly Pavilion works with citizen butterfly observers to track the state’s butterfly populations. And the data they’ve collected shows that butterflies are declining in Colorado. -
Many of the musicians who take jobs in some of the country’s best orchestras get their start right here in Colorado. Each summer, the National Repertory Orchestra brings about 80 young musicians to Breckenridge, and helps them practice the art of playing in a symphony. We hear about the orchestra's demanding performance schedule, and hear the musicians in action, on today's In The NoCo. -
A record number of “helicopter hoists” have been performed this year to rescue people stranded on high mountain peaks. Many of them have been from peaks at 14,000 feet of elevation or higher. The hoists require dangerous maneuvering of helicopters near rocky cliffs. -
Federal funding for public broadcasting is a focus this week for lawmakers in Washington D.C. A vote in the Senate to eliminate that funding could happen at any time. Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper spoke with In The NoCo about the discussions he’s having this week with his colleagues on Capitol Hill. -
Remember the "balloon boy" story? One day in 2009, emergency crews chased a silver balloon that looked like a flying saucer as it floated high above Northern Colorado – because they thought a 6-year-old boy was inside. The story is viewed as a notorious hoax. A new documentary from Netflix takes a fresh look at what happened. -
Tubing is a popular summer activity on the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs. But this year’s tubing season could be one of the shortest in recent memory, due to warm temperatures and low stream flows in the river. We learn why this is happening on In The NoCo. -
Colorado’s summers are getting hotter and drier and our lawns are getting crispier. But you don’t have to give up your lawn altogether, says Colorado State University Extension's turf grass specialist. -
If you’ve ever wanted to have just one more conversation with a loved one who has died, that possibility is now closer than ever, thanks to generative AI. But would that experience be moving — or unsettling? We hear from a CU researcher who’s exploring the potential of “generative ghosts." -
An insect called the emerald ash borer has been spreading around the Front Range for years. It infects and kills ash trees, and recently spread to Denver. Learn how to prevent the spread of this insect, and protect your ash trees from this tiny green pest. -
How does a community heal from the shock and grief of a mass shooting? Journalist Erika Mahoney explores that question in a deeply personal new podcast series. Erika’s father died in the 2021 mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers. We’ll hear why she made the podcast, and how she moved forward after the tragedy.
