Mackenzie Stafford has left KRDO & Joined KUSA & KTVD

Lead reporter Mackenzie Stafford has left KRDO News Channe1 13 in Colorado Springs/Pueblo and has gone up I-25 to 9NEWS & Channel 20, in Denver she started on air around August 10th as a general assignment reporter.   

Prior to her time at KRDO she worked at NBC O&O KNSD, NBC7 in San Diego as a producer & part of the digital team, helping KNSD launch it's streaming platform on it's website.

 

 

   

Mackenzie Stafford (Photo: KUSA/KTVD) 

 

 

Mackenzie Stafford (Photo: KRDO) [This is not video this is a photo] 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Vintage KMGH live shot from Broncos headquarters in centeral Denver.

Here is a little bit of Denver TV history for you...   This is from 1981 or so at Denver Broncos training camp, team HQ was at 58th & Washington at that time, this might be in Greeley?   This is the KMGH "InstaCam" a fairly new thing at the time.   

KMGH was the first TV station in Denver with the microwave technology in 1975, but didn't promote it right away, KUSA/KBTV got the technology in 1977 and started promoting it heavily, KCNC followed in 1977 or 1978.     

 

 

 

                              

This was the non news logo used at the time 1980 --- 1981, No CBS eye logo was included in the on air logo at the time or on the mic flags as shown above, however the CBS eye is visible on the bottom of the camera in the above picture.  

Scripps shifts to streaming prompting layoffs in Colorado Springs/ Pueblo.

 Layoffs have come to KOAA News 5 in Pueblo/Colorado Springs. 

At least 3 reporters have been laid off so far, and up to 300 are facing a similar situation nationwide, as scrips shifts news coverage to a 24/7 streaming model on most of it's stations.  We have not heard of layoffs at KMGH/KCDO or KKCO/KJCT  as of now.    Scrips has also recently taken over KKTV in Colorado Springs/Pueblo, no word on when/if layoffs will happen there.

 

KOAA Also faced layoffs in March 2025, when 4 staffers were let go. 

 

 

 

 

Jordan Chavez is joining KMGH & KCDO effective in August.

Anchor Jordan Chavez is joining Denver7 & The Spot Denver3 effective August 3rd, he previously worked at 9NEWS & Channel 20. 

He left 9NEWS & Channel 20 on January 9th after 9 years at the Denver duopoly. 

 

Here is the official announcement from Denver7...

    

 

Over the past few years other KUSA/KTVD alumni have joined Denver 7 & The Spot Local 3, they include: 

• Anusha Roy
• & weather presenter Daniel Grant  

 

 

 

 

 

KMGH, KCDO, KZCO-LP, & KOAA have returned to DirecTV.

After 40 days off, Scrips stations returned to DirecTV systems early this morning, Scrips and DirecTV were able to work out a new re-transmission agreement allowing the stations to return to the sat caster.

In Colorado that means: KMGH, KCDO,KZCO-LD & KOAA have now returned to DirecTV.  Scrips was also recently in a dispute with Comcast over retransmission fees.

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

KOAA News5 has hired Reporter Jaylen Lee.

Reporter Jaylen Lee has joined KOAA News5 in Colorado Springs/Pueblo, he comes to the station from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. 

According to the station he will make his on-air debut soon.  

 

  

Reporter Jaylen Lee.   (Photo: KOAA)

 

 

KMGH, KCDO & KOAA have been dropped by DirecTV.

Scrips & DirecTV are now in a contract dispute KMGH & KCDO were dropped at 8PM Mountain Time.  

 

 In Colorado this affects 4 stations. 

    KMGH
    KCDO
    KZCO-LD 
    KOAA  

 

 We have a clock going on the front page, we'll see how long this lasts.