Education
Aurora students celebrate guaranteed admission to CU Denver
While cost remains a barrier, Aurora students said guaranteed admission alleviates some anxieties.
Alec Berg
Multimedia Journalist
Alec Berg was a journalist at Rocky Mountain PBS from 2022 to 2025. Alec’s coverage focused heavily on homelessness, LGBTQ+ issues and the housing crises in high-country mountain towns.
Alec grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from Utah State University, where they worked as the editor-in-chief of their college newspaper and completed internships at four Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers: The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News, East Bay Times and Chronicle of Higher Education. Alec started their full-time journalism career covering city government, housing and the ski industry for the Steamboat Pilot & Today in Steamboat Springs, Colorado’s greatest mountain town. Alec enjoys covering topics that shed light on important issues and bring about change.
Language spoken: English
Topic expertise: Civil rights, housing, labor
Local expertise: Coverage of Colorado's LGBTQ+ community, Colorado mountain towns and homelessness
Honors & Awards: Several Society of Professional Journalists awards in California, Utah and Colorado; Colorado Press Association award winner; 2024 Colorado Broadcaster's Association award
Recent posts
Government & Politics
Child care tax measure passes in mountain resort region, fails in Larimer County
As child care costs rise in Colorado, four counties are suggesting their own solutions.
Business & Economy
Four Denver libraries will close for 18 months, maybe longer
Citing city budget cuts, Denver Public Libraries opted to close two of the four libraries earlier than scheduled.
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