Hello!

My name's Robert, thanks for stopping by. 

When it comes to journalism, I'm most passionate about people-driven storytelling that illuminates and educates the community around me. This guiding principle has led my work on a variety of topics including housing, immigration, politics and more. 

I'm currently a regional reporter based in Colorado's Rocky Mountains where I write for the mountain newspaper group that includes Summit Daily News and its sister papers in Vail, Aspen, Steamboat, Winter Park and Glenwood Springs. I previously worked as a reporter for Colorado Community Media in the Denver metro area where I covered local government, business and education. 

During my time at both publications, I won several state and regional awards. An in-depth story on the fentanyl crisis in south metro Denver won a 2023 first-place award for news reporting from the Colorado Press Association. Another story that investigated car crashes spurred by police chases won a 2023 second-place award for enterprise reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists.

Before that, I served as an investigative reporting fellow for News21 during summer 2021. The program, based out of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix, Arizona, sent journalists across the U.S. for an in-depth series on the impacts of COVID-19. The series placed as a finalist in the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards.

During my time as an undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder, I worked at the online student newspaper, the CU Independent, where I served as a staff writer, news editor and editor-in-chief. I hold a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Have a look at some of my work and feel free to reach out through my contact page. I'd love to chat!