This podcast is hosted by long-time local radio DJ Dave Moore. (P.S. If you'd like to get to know Dave listen to Episode 1) Dave started a podcast just for Pueblo, Colorado in January 2020. This podcast shares the stories of Pueblo people. We feature great guests, grand events, grabbing history lessons and good conversations. So, whether you're new to the community or a native, you'll enjoy Pueblo's Podcast. Look forward to a new episode every month or so and let’s be Pueblo proud! Thanks fo ...
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Northern Colorado Clean Cities is a non profit that is a part of the department of energies clean Cities program, tasked to promote advanced vehicle technologies. Cover art photo provided by John Cameron on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@john_cameron
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Water Is For Fighting is a five part documentary podcast series that explores the complexities around water management in the Western United States. For this season, we’re focusing on the South Platte River in Colorado, because it’s a resource that 4.5 million people rely on every day. For most of us, access to clean drinking water is a given, but our relationship with the natural environment is far more intimate-- whether you know it or not. With a growing population, increasingly destructi ...
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Episode 53: Spicing up a yearly tradition
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It's the 30th year Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival this month. Duane Nava President & CEO and Vice President Donielle Kitzman of the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce join Dave on the podcast. The event features live entertainment, street vendors, cooking competitions, and chilies of course! It's along Union Avenue. The festival draws Pueblo loca…
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Episode 52: Paving the way for local non-profits
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Dave Moore welcomes Chris Segura and Mario Gernazio Jr. to the podcast. Both work at the United Way. Chris is the Director of Communications and Engagement and Mario is the Director of Resource Development. They discuss how United Way is helping non-profits from the ground up. By providing capacity development resources at the Nonprofit Lead center…
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Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham joins Dave Moore on the podcast. She was sworn into office on February 1, 2024, after beating the incumbent. They discuss her efforts in her first 100 days in office. A big priority of hers was the unhoused population, cleaning up trash and helping local businesses thrive. The proud Pueblo native owns several restaurants…
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Episode 50: Skunks, Racoons & Mosquitos Oh My!
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The Pueblo Department of Public Health & Environment does more than just handle pandemics. Trysten Garcia from the PDPHE sits down with Dave Moore to talk about all things health. What do Skunks, Racoons & Mosquitos all have in common? They are animals you should steer clear of this summer. When it comes to mosquito control Trysten says remember th…
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Dave Moore welcomes Elissa Ball with the Pueblo Art Consortium and Andy Sanchez the CEO of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. On May 10, 2024, the Creative Consortium of Pueblo (CCP) is sponsoring the first Faux-First Friday Art, Food & Drink Crawl. Perfect timing as the Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) annual two-day Summit runs fr…
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Episode 48: Shining star inspires other students
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Dave Moore speaks with Riya Singh on the podcast. She is a senior at Pueblo West High School with a bright future. She is involved with the debate team, Future Business Leaders of America, and Youth in Government. Youth and Government is where students take part in a mock government and congress and discuss potential bills and pass laws. She is als…
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Episode 47: Checking out upgrades to local libraries
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Sherrie Baca executive director of Pueblo County Libraries joins Dave on the Podcast. They discuss the seven libraries Master Vision Plan to renovate and refresh public libraries across Pueblo Counties. That plan includes the Barkman library that's current closed, where $4.5 million in investments and 2,700 square feet will be added. Since 2003 the…
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Pueblo's Podcast has completed season four, let's take a look back. Pueblo is a community with a lot to offer, whether that's bringing in businesses to our town through PEDCO, or creativity with Ovation & Musical Community Productions. Our community also prioritizes our health, like the Pueblo Health department, and GOAL High School putting mental …
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Episode 46: Going backstage of a Holiday Favorite
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Dave Moore welcomes Jeff Orman and Raeann Herrick to the podcast. Pueblo’s Musical Community Productions is putting on “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” at Memorial Hall ahead of the holidays. Set in late 1941, most of the action takes place in the main characters' home, with the choir providing music and drama as it is broadcast over the family radio. …
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Episode 45: Giving our furry friends a helping paw
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Dave Moore is joined by Vickie Torres with PAWS for Life on the podcast. PAWS for Life is Pueblo's only No-Kill shelter. Their mission is to help lost or unwanted animals; to return lost ones to their owners whenever possible or after having them spayed or neutered, place them in good homes; and to educate the public about intelligent and humane tr…
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Episode 44: Young golfer on par to go pro
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Dave Moore is joined by young golfer Brady Shaw. He's a 12-year-old stand out competitor. He competed in the 2023 Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship on April 2, at Augusta National Golf Club. He has won 70 golf tournaments and his first win was at six years old. Brady shares some golfing tips and who his favorite golfer is. Brady is the son of Jeff…
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Episode 43: Your favorite fair has a few new looks
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The Colorado State Fair is back for the 151st year. It's a tradition in Southern Colorado and this year it runs August 25 – September 4, 2023. The fair has all your favorites but also a lot of improvements. The fair has added grass, trees and colored concrete. There is also a white canopy near the Prairie Entrance that is designed to be a movie can…
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Episode 42: Make mental well-being a priority
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Dave Moore welcomes Ramon Arriaga to the podcast. They discuss how although, mental health month is in May we should be practicing self-care habits all year long, including looking after our mental well-being. Ramon works at Goal High School which prioritizes the students' well-being before they begin learning. Ramon is also an advocate for mental …
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Sarah Joseph is back on the podcast with Dave Moore after keeping us all informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. So what does the health department do exactly when there is not a global pandemic? Sarah walks us through the programs that benefit our community. They vary widely from combatting food deserts, focusing on behavior and mental health, rais…
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Episode 40: Nothing is impossible for local actors
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Dave Moore welcomes Darin Stuart to the podcast. He is an actor, the founder of Ovation, an acting school and a board member of the Impossible Players. The Impossible Players are a community theater company based out of Pueblo. They have thought provoking and emotional impacting plays. To contact Darin at Ovation call 719-821-1746. Their next produ…
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Dave Moore welcomes back Jeff Shaw with the Pueblo Economic Development Corp. Pueblo’s industrial heritage, skilled workforce and diverse businesses have led a new generation of world-class manufacturers to call Pueblo home. PEDCO's goal is to make Pueblo a location fostering long-term success. Key Industries: PEDCO is currently concentrating on 6 …
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Dave Moore welcomes Janelle Quick into the Podcast studios. She's with the Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation (PHEF). PHEF helps students turn their educational dreams into goals and those goals into reality by providing scholarships for higher education to students in need from all backgrounds from Pueblo and Southern CO to assist them in achiev…
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Amy Gasperetti joins Dave Moore on Pueblo's Podcast to talk about all things Pueblo West Chamber of Commerce. They have an event on November 19, that will resemble a night in Vegas to raise money. Amy said the goal of the Chamber is to include all businesses not just those in Pueblo West but all over Pueblo County. She encourages all local business…
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Dave Moore chats with 15-year-old East High School student Devin Klock about his mission to make the world a kinder place. Devin started a website called A Kindness A Day encouraging everyone to do one act of kindness each day. Sometimes the act of kindness can be doing something good for someone else or yourself, it can also be NOT doing something…
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The Pueblo Chile & Frijoles festival is heating up for its 28th year in 2022. Dave Moore chats with Duane Nava with the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce about the Chile and Frijoles Festival. It's an event where many locals come to get their spicy staple to support Pueblo farmers; additionally, guests from other states come to get their yearly supply of …
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Episode 34: Celebrating 150 years of agriculture, food and fun
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Dave Moore chats with Scott Stoller General Manager of the Colorado State Fair about the 150th year of the fair. Some favorites are back and there's some new additions to the fair. The sandcastle, slopper eating contest and Governor’s plate are back! There are also several discount days to help you save a little money and still make memories at the…
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Jim & Paulette Stuart speak to Dave Moore about the Medal of Honor. Pueblo is known as the Home of the Heroes but do you know the reason behind it? Pueblo is known as the hometown of four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients – William J. Crawford – Army – WWII; Carl L. Sitter -Marines – Korea; Raymond G. “Jerry” Murphy- Marines- Korea; and Drew …
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Episode 32: Fire Preparedness with A Pueblo Fire Captain
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This month Dave Moore talks with Pueblo Fire Captain Woody Percival about important fire preparedness tips no matter if you live in the county, the mountains or a populated part of town. Even though southern Colorado had a late May snow and is seeing some rain, Captain Percival explains that we still need to be aware of potential fires. He says a d…
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Episode 31: New leadership for Pueblo's Chamber
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Dave Moore chats with Duane Nava the new President of the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce. Duane filled the spot in November 2021 left by the passing of Rod Slyhoff an icon in the community that spent decades at the Chamber. Duane knows he has “big shoes to fill,” but he says he is ready for the challenge ahead. He says keeping Pueblo business o…
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Episode 30: A gateway to our future while embracing our past
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Dave Moore is back for our 30th episode. We're welcoming Steve Nawrocki & Bill Zwick to the podcast. These two men have been instrumental in designing, funding and planning the Gateway to the Southwest project. You may have noticed one of the sculptures at Pueblo's north entrance at the Dillon Drive bridge. The two sculptures intend to welcome peop…
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Episode 29: Looking ahead with Pueblo’s Leaders - Regina Maestri
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Editor's Note: Dave Moore had oral surgery and is doing fine but he doesn't sound like himself so his daughter Carly Moore is filling in as host on this episode. As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member. Due to Colorado'…
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Episode 28: Looking ahead with Pueblo’s Leaders - Heather Graham
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Editor's Note: Dave Moore had oral surgery and is doing fine but he doesn't sound like himself so his daughter Carly Moore is filling in as host on this episode. As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member. Due to Colorado'…
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Episode 27: Looking ahead with Pueblo Leader's - Vicente Martinez-Ortega
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**Editor’s note: Dave conducted this interview before Councilor Martinez-Ortega pled guilty to a misdemeanor for defacing the Christopher Columbus statue in Pueblo.** As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member. Due to Colo…
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Episode 26: Looking ahead with Pueblo's Leaders - Sarah Martinez
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As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member. Due to Colorado's Sunshine Law Pueblo's Podcast could not interview City Council as group, but in fairness we did ask all the council members the same questions. This week we're …
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Episode 25: Looking ahead with Pueblo's Leaders - Dennis Flores
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As we kick of season three of Pueblo's Podcast we're asking our city leaders, what their goals are for 2022. Each Monday this week we will chat with a city council member. Due to Colorado's Sunshine Law Pueblo's Podcast could not interview City Council as group, but in fairness we did ask all the council members the same questions. This week we're …
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Here’s a look back on Season two of Pueblo’s Podcast. The Pueblo community really means a lot to us and I'm sure to you as well. We asked our listeners to share what Pueblo means to them and we’d feature it in an upcoming episode. In this episode we have shared a few of them, keep sending them our way. Just leave us a voicemail. That's all it takes…
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Abbie Krause the Executive Director of the Pueblo Zoo talks with Dave about all things ElectriCritters. You can come and enjoy holiday lights at the zoo starting now until Dec. 26 with the exception of Christmas and Christmas Eve. All the light displays are original and made especially for Pueblo Zoo exhibits. They try to move things around and add…
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CDOT’s Michelle Puellen joins Pueblo’s Podcast once again to talk about a whole slew of projects. Mainly the Highway 50 & Purcell interchange, but she also discusses the Gap Project between Monument and Castle Rock and the stretch of I-25 from South Academy to Fountain. Puellen said that stretch is a key corridor for commuters and inter-regional tr…
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Episode 22: Customizing the education experience
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In this special edition of Pueblo’s Podcast, Dave Moore and Gunnison Pagnotta and Alan Van Norman talk about GOAL High School. Education has changed due to the pandemic however GOAL has not. GOAL High School has been doing remote learning for more than a decade. GOAL High School is a multi-district, charter, blended online school. Blended online me…
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Episode 21: Digging up details about the tunnels beneath our feet
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Storyteller Gregory Howell sits down with Dave Moore to do just that: Tell fascinating stories about Pueblo and the secret tunnels beneath our feet. Did you know there is a massive network of tunnels -- similar to the catacombs -- underground in Pueblo? Gregory Howell gives us the inside look at how these tunnels were used, mainly during prohibitio…
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Episode 20: Celebrating the comeback of a family favorite
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Dave Moore and Scott Stoller chat once again. Scott the General Manager of the Colorado State Fair joined us on the Podcast last summer to talk about how the State Fair was downsizing and reimagining the event during the Pandemic. The State Fair is back for 2021! Get ready for 11 days family fun with 60 entertainers, 10,000 exhibits, ad 45 rides. L…
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In our previous episode, we discovered how aging infrastructure has contributed to a growing concern of the general public's surrounding water quality. In this episode, we address those concerns head on by diving into the science behind water treatment to answer several questions about what exactly is in the water. Again, we go back in time to unde…
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Episode 19: An icon memorialized in bronze
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During this episode Dave Moore visits the Sarah Shaw Dance studio and chats with studio director Donna Lira. The two will discuss the loss of dance icon Sarah Shaw, how the studio is carrying on in her absence and how the community and city council stepped up to memorialize her forever. A bronze sculpture of Sarah now sits outside Memorial Hall so …
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Episode 18: A SPECIAL EDITION: Devastation to development, how a catastrophe formed the community we know today
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This is a BONUS episode commemorates a catastrophe in the Pueblo community that forever changed the landscape of the southern Colorado town. On June 3, 1921, a cloudburst developed over Pueblo. During a typical cloudburst, over half an inch of rain may fall in a matter of minutes, and that is exactly what happened in Pueblo, according to NOAA. As t…
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Episode 17: Giving a voice to the voiceless
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* Some of this content might be sensitive to some listeners* Since March 2020, Dave has been conducting podcast interviews over the phone, but for this episode, after receiving both vaccine shots Dave conducted his first in-person interview. In this episode, Dave Moore is sitting down with Jennifer Chavez with the Pueblo Child Advocacy Center. The …
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Episode 16: Vaccines bringing hope to the community
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In this episode Sarah Joseph with the Pueblo Department of Public Health & Environment returns to the podcast to give an update on where we are at this stage in the pandemic. It has been a year almost to the day that Pueblo's Podcast started the Coronavirus Special Edition to inform the community at the very start of the pandemic, now there are mor…
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Episode 15: Puebloans taking action abroad
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*Some of the content in this episode might be sensitive to some listeners* In this episode Dave Moore chats with two sisters who are Pueblo natives and are now thousands of miles away on the island of Saipan. It’s safe to say Aria and Grace Keilbach are Pueblo’s Podcast’s most long-distance guests. Saipan is a very small island — smaller than Puebl…
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Episode 14: Reaching new heights in higher education
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Dave Moore visits with Director of Alumni & Community Relations at Colorado State University-Pueblo Tracy Samora. Tracy explains what her jobs entails, and how alumni can get reconnected with their alma mater. Tracy discusses CSU-P's Alumni Legacy Admissions Program, the Leading the Pack Podcast, and the Distinguished Young Alumni awards. Each year…
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In our first episode we examine how the history and legend of pure Rocky Mountain water blinded many Denver residents to water contamination issues. Not until the Flint Water Crisis did authorities start investigating potential lead poisoning within the Denver Community. A brief history on the vital role the South Platte River played in the lives o…
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Water Is For Fighting explores the complexities of water in the Western United States. Our first season, focuses on the South Platte River in Colorado: a critical water source for over 4.5 million people. The story of the South Platte River is told at the intersection of natural and human history, socio-economics, law, science, and folklore. Throug…
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Pueblo's Podcast 13: Ringing in the New year with an Old Friend
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Congratulations we made it through 2020 that means a whole year of Pueblo’s Podcast. 2021 means a brand new season and more great guests, good conversations and grabbing history lessons! We want to start this year off right and so we brought in a good friend of Dave’s from his radio career: Gina Rose! They worked together on KCCY from about 1995-20…
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Pueblo's Podcast 12: Lending a hand up to those in need
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*Stay tuned at the end of this episode to hear OUR YEAR IN REVIEW* For the final episode of 2020 Dave Moore talks with Kathy Cline the Executive Director of the Pueblo Rescue Mission. This organization is doing a lot to keep people warm, fed and off the streets. The Pueblo Rescue Mission completed their construction in January 2020. Kathy Cline sai…
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A look back at few episode highlights during our first year of Pueblo's Podcast. Thanks so much for listening! Host: Dave Moore Editor: Carly Moore Music: J.B. Skelton
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Pueblo's Podcast 11: Following up with Public Health
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*Editors note: This episode was recorded on Oct. 29 and a possible transition to Safer-at-home Level 3 (Orange) is mentioned. Pueblo moved to that level Nov. 14.* Dave Moore checks back in with Sarah Joseph with the Pueblo Department of Public Health & Environment discussing options as Pueblo is seeing another COVID-19 surge. On Thursday, October 2…
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Pueblo’s Podcast 10: Exploring Art First Hand
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Dave Moore speaking with Bob Campbell, Events & Marketing Manager of the Sangre De Cristo Arts & Conference Center. Dave & Bob are old friends from their radio days, however on this episode they will explore all the things to do, see and learn at the Arts Center. The Sangre De Cristo Arts Center first opened in June 1972, they are coming up on thei…
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