CPR Joins Mountain West News Bureau
• Colorado Public Radio (CPR) announced it is joining the Mountain West News Bureau, a regional newsroom that unites public media organizations across seven Western states.
“This partnership reflects CPR’s long-standing commitment to collaboration,” said Stewart Vanderwilt, Pres./CEO of Colorado Public Radio. “At a time when local journalism is under pressure, it’s more important than ever that public media organizations work together to ensure people in our region have access to trusted and essential news.”
Founded in 2018 with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Mountain West News Bureau currently includes six managing partner stations: Boise State Public Radio (founding partner of Mountain West News Bureau), KANW/Albuquerque, NM, KUNC/Greeley, CO, KUNR/Reno, NV, Nevada Public Radio, and Wyoming Public Media — along with nearly a dozen other affiliated stations and NPR. The regional newsroom model enables public media organizations to share reporting and editing resources, coordinate coverage and produce journalism that reflects the complexities of the West while maintaining strong local connections.
Vanderwilt added, “In an era of tightening resources, crossing state lines to collaborate is essential for sustaining strong, community-focused journalism. By joining the Mountain West News Bureau, CPR is investing in shared editorial strength and ensuring that critical stories from our communities are told with depth and context. This model helps fulfill our responsibility to serve Colorado and contribute meaningfully to journalism across the region.”
Kevin Dale, Executive Director of CPR News, commented, “Joining the news bureau will be key for our audiences and for the audiences of the stations in the group. We know together that we can provide the urgent news our communities need and the deeper reporting they want. We have already worked with many stations in the bureau, and we’re excited to see what comes next.”
Stories produced as part of the Mountain West News Bureau can be found on CPR’s website and the sites of each of the partners.
