Media
Biography
Previously, Chris worked as the managing editor of Albuquerque Business First, where he helped the staff prioritize daily and long-term projects.
Chris has worked in a variety of roles in various newsrooms since 2002, including as a graphics journalist with the Los Angeles Times’ 2020 election team and at KPCC where his work on officer-involved shootings and California wildfires earned multiple awards.
Chris grew up near Madison, Wis., and studied communications and journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He is married and has two children and is currently studying interpersonal communication at the University of New Mexico.
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Accomplishments
Finalist, Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, Online News Association
2016
Member of KBCC Staff Honored by the Radio, Television Digital News Association
2016 and 2014
Award of Excellence, Society of News Design
n/a
Member of Winning Team, President’s Award, Lee Enterprises’
2010
Articles
2020: Democratic primaries and key presidential election dates
Los Angeles Times2020
Here are key dates and events on the the 2020 presidential election calendar, including dates of debates, caucuses, primaries and conventions.
Digging into the support for Democratic candidates in the latest USC/Times poll
Los Angeles Times2019
As he has in three USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times polls conducted in April, July and August, former Vice President Joe Biden leads the field of contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Flurry of new polls shows Biden continues to lead in Democratic race
Los Angeles Times2019
Recent Democratic primary polls show Joe Biden leading the 2020 race, with Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren next behind him.
New Mexico imposes oil and gas moratorium on state land near schools
The Associated Press2023-06-01
An Associated Press analysis of Oil Conservation Division and State Land Office data for active and new applications for permits to drill on state trust land found nearly 100 oil or gas wells within a mile of at least one school. That’s out of more than 13,000 active and new oil and gas leases on state trust land.
The Hobbs School District has one of the highest concentrations of oil or gas wells located near school buildings, according to the analysis.
For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
The Associated Press2024-08-02
Some 3,200 people were arrested this spring during a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments protesting the war in Gaza. While some colleges ended demonstrations by striking deals with the students, or simply waited them out, others called in police when protesters refused to leave.
Many students have already seen those charges dismissed. But the cases have yet to be resolved for hundreds of people at campuses that saw the highest number of arrests, according to an analysis of data gathered by The Associated Press and partner newsrooms.
