The Daily Sun-Up

Today, Sun director of development Alyssa Pinkerton looks at the growth in support for The Sun this year and what plans are ahead as the newsroom and operations teams plan to grow and cover even more of Colorado. coloradosun.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we're revisiting our conversation with Conor Hall, director of Colorado’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and a Colorado native. Hall talks about leading and growing the state’s $65 billion outdoor economy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we’re revisiting a 2023 conversation with Christina Holbrook, who rushed to self-publish her first novel after a brain cancer diagnosis made her worry the traditional publishing timeline wouldn’t move fast enough to bring her book into the world. The leap paid off: the novel went on to win a Colorado Book Award for romance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today – we’re revisiting a talk about holiday cheer, as Sun writer Kevin Simpson chats with the Colorado woman behind thousands of visits with that jolly old elf, Santa Claus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today - we're revisiting a conversation about how NORAD in Colorado Springs uses their aerospace technology for a very important holiday mission: tracking Santa Claus. https://coloradosun.com/2023/12/22/norad-santa-tracker-2023/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun outdoors reporter Jason Blevins has updates on the ski and snowboarding season, including the return of Cuchara ski hill in southern Colorado, a new feature about getting better on the snow and now free access to his Outsider newsletter starting Jan. 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Colorado Music Experience's G. Brown talks with the Sun's Kevin Simpson about some key figures in Colorado's music history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Sun water reporter Shannon Mullane checks in from the annual Colorado River conference in Las Vegas. The top water officials in the Western U.S. are together as a water-sharing agreement among the seven states is still pending. https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/17/colorado-river-gathering-rhetoric-concerns-las-vegas/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unaffiliated voters now make up half of the electorate in Colorado. A new poll is shedding light on this crucial bloc. Colorado Sun political reporters Jesse Paul and Taylor Dolven dug into the data. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/15/colorado-unaffiliated-voters-poll-2025/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the start of the Trump administration’s tariffs, Colorado global exports grew 6.3% between January and August, compared with the same period in 2024, and imports fell 2.6%. Today, Colorado Sun business reporter Tamara Chuang breaks down the tariff’s effects on Colorado companies. Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2025/12/15/colorado-trump-tariffs-havenly-imports-exports-trade/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.