Olivia Prentzel
Olivia Prentzel covers breaking news and a wide range of other important issues impacting Coloradans for »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ·, where she has been a staff writer since 2021. At The Sun, she has covered wildfires, criminal justice, the environment, child welfare and more.
She has also written for National Geographic, The Gazette in »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Springs, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and The Record in New Jersey, where she grew up. After graduating college, she lived in a tiny, rural town in southern Madagascar for three years as a Peace Corps volunteer. When not writing, Olivia enjoys backpacking and climbing »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøַ’s tallest peaks.
Job title: General assignment reporter
Topic expertise: Breaking news, pikas
Location: »Ê¹Ú²©²ÊÍøÖ· Springs
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Language(s) in addition to English: Malagasy (conversational)
Education: Rutgers University
Contact:
Email: oliviaprentzel@coloradosun.com
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