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Tonight's class photo πΈ and this is a very smart class! This week's Colorado Inside out panel includes our super bright Axios Denver reporter Alayna Alvarez, our government affairs specialist Adam Burg of Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.. as well as the insightful David Kopel of the Independence Institute and the woman who knows EVERYTHING about our great state, Patty Calhoun of Denver Westword.
We're talking about what you're talking about & what state lawmakers are talking about.. HOW TO make Coloado more affordable and more safe.
See you at 8pm on PBS12!
This was a great show tonight. The panel was very well balanced. I had trouble reading their titles underneath their names on the screen. The text was too small. Thank you
I love this so muchβ¦ Coach Prime paying a visit to 98 year old super CU Buff fan Peggy π€π
I love her. "How about Good Looking"
This is precious!!! She has all these little goodies out on the table for him. He will be good to her!!! She wants to meet his Mother....hope that happens!!!
This is precious β€οΈ I want her to meet his Momma!!
Peggy's husband Johnny was one my dad's best friends when they were young, a long with Peggy's twin, Betty's husband Buzz Hoover Loved seeing the ladies at the π games. β€οΈβ€οΈ
Perfect!β€οΈβ€οΈ
So precious! Love that Coach Prime lovers her too!
In raising a glass to Gary Shapiro at his retirement party, and acknowledging the fabulous partner I had for 18 years, I sported a t-shirt featuring another dynamo team & their most popular lyric.. I got you babe!!! All of Garyβs friends and colleagues got him in their hearts. Congrats on this next chapter!!
The best morning team. 9 news is not the same anymore. I’ve actually changed to a different network.
Thanks Kyle Dyer.. so glad you were there!
Loved the two of you together on the Morning news. You two were the best - great chemistry between you two.
I remember going to a green day concert with my daughter more than a few years ago, and I heard a "familiar" voice. I do believe it was him and maybe a son with him. he has such a distinct voice.
Congratulations Gary Shapiro . Enjoy your retirement! You are missed! β€οΈ
Those smiles are priceless! You guys are so awesome! So happy for both of you, thank you for making our mornings bright for so many years. Congratulations Gary!
Congrats Gary! Thanks for your years of news! πππ€©
You both are missed by many! Thank you for years of fun memories! Good luck Gary.
Loved the team that you both made....good luck Gary Shapiro on your retirement...
Congrats Gary! You are missed--but we wish you well & hope you are enjoying retirement! π
So happy for you both to be onto new things
This picture makes me so happy. οΏΌ I spent a good portion of those 18 years waking up with you.
Miss seeing both of you on TV but so happy for your new journeys in life! Thank you for starting my morning for many years!
You two were a large and very good part of my day for 18 years. Thanks for the memories!!!
Really miss his great sense of humor every morning!
Congratulations ππ Both of you were my favorite!!
Great picture. Congratulations,Gary. You both are missed!
Loved the two of you together, best partners on tv!!
Retirement looks good on you. We miss you both.
Nothing better than co workers who are great friends!
Very cool T-shirt! And many congratulations to Gary! We’re originally from Kansas & watched him there as well!
So sweet! 9News is and has always been the very best! News that feels like home! Congrats, Gary!
Congratulations β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ Garyβ£οΈ Going to miss youπ€
Gary, you will be missed! Thank you for making my morning for so many years
Always my favorite morning people. Congratulations Gary. May you enjoy your days and fill them with love and fun.
Before the weekend gets underway get a great debrief on what happened this week in #Colorado .. & why it matter to youβ¦on Colorado Inside Our w. Marianne Goodland, Eric Sondermann, Krista Kafer & Patty Calhoun tonight.. at 8 on PBS12
I'm looking forward to watching this evenings show
Your crue looks like they've been around the block in a woody once or twiceπ
My powder hound
So adorable!β€οΈ
She’s beautiful!
Such a cutie!
Love it! πππ
My little shipoos would run out in the snow and end up under it since they were so short.
They do love it.
This is the time of year when we play with a floppy disk so they don't have to stay down so long trying to find their balls.
Love black labs!!!
Oh how cute
Loving that snow! π€£π€£
The nose snow βοΈβ€οΈ
Sorting through the happenings of the first week of the Colorado General Assembly. Legislative reporter Jesse Paul says itβs like the first week of school when all the syllabuses are handed out. Along with Jesse, we have the insight of Luige del Puerto, Scott Martinez & Patty Calhoun on the Colorado Nside Out panel.
We also take a look back at the big FAA outage that halted air trafficβ¦ and we are looking forward to next week's deadline for anyone else who wants to run for Denver mayor!β¦ Will we get to a total of 30 candidates by Thursdayβs deadline?
Check out our link on PBS12.. share with your friends, let them know whatβs going on in Colorado.
video.pbs12.org/video/january-13th-2023-nfsd6t/
A beautiful visit to St. Patrickβs Cathedral on this day Pope Benedict XVI is laid to rest.
Such a wonderful tribute!!
Prayers
What a beautiful man a pope like no other ...
A simple yet beautiful service for the Pope. St Patricks Cathedrals
beautiful ytibute
Beautiful.
Which St Patrick’s Church?
Rest in peace our friend!....
Thank you so much Lord for the gift of Pope Benedict! May He now be with the Angels and all of your Saints! Amen!
Wow π€¦βοΈ
Starting off the New Year just right at a family weddingπwishing everyone health, happiness & love in 2023!
Have an amazing time!! You both are a beautiful couple!
You both look amazing together! Happy New Year Kyle!!
May you have all the joy you give returned to you! π
You guys look awesome!
πππ₯ Blessings for a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!βοΈ You two look fabulous!♥οΈ
Happ New Year!!
Beautiful picture and you look absolutely amazing.
Happy New Year!
Great picture β€οΈ Right back at you.
Happy new year!
Happy New Year!!
You look fabulous! Blessings for the 2023.
Happy New Year
You both look great!
Amazing picture amazing couple beautiful
Thank you Kyle - the positives are in play!
Great picture
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you and your family, Kyle.
Happy new year!
What brings you to Milwaukee? (CO/WI connections are the best!)
Great photo!β€οΈ
my parents used to go there for getaway weekends from Chicago.
Yep. Still got it.
Still miss you and now it’s Gary too but you all need to enjoyβ€οΈπ
What's in store for Colorado in 2023? The Colorado Inside Out team has some ideas & is making predictions for our state as we prepare to welcome a new year! We'll see you for our last show of 2022 Friday at 8pm on PBS12 π
Kyle, I’ve enjoyed the innovation that you have brought to CIO. It was a good show before, and now it’s great!
This was a great show and we loved it! Thanks
It must be so FUN working with you. They are very blessed. I have love watching you since 1989! π
The heavy hitters will be on tonight.
I am definitely in agreement with Krista Kafer regarding the cage-free chickens.
There is my Kyle Dyer, again.
Spent an afternoon in a recording studio right before Christmasβ¦ SO FUN! Canβt wait to share more about the local musicians who are a part of our documentary about what it took to bring Major League Baseball to Colorado βΎοΈ a little more than 3 months to go before the start of the Colorado Rockies 30th Anniversary Season!! Stay tuned.. weβll share some of the sounds of our story in the months ahead! PLAYBALL!!
#whencoloradowentmajorleague
Have piece of andiron from Coors Field Construction site!!!!
Can wait for it to come out
happy New Year may it be the best yet
Gorgeous β€οΈβ€οΈ
The Colorado Rockies. Losers THEN, Losers NOW!
Joy to the World!
Merry Christmas West family!
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Christmas tree π to quote οΏΌRon Burgundy stay classy Kyle ... Merry Christmas π
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas & a happy healthy New Year! π πβ
Merry Christmas to you and yours! I hope your year is blessed! ππ
Merry Christmas π
This is a beautiful tree! Happy new year π!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas π
Merry Christmas π
Merry Christmas π
This is stunning. Merry Christmas
Wishing you and yours the same thing tooβ£οΈπ€ππ
Happy Christmas π¬π§π¬π§
Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas! π
Merry Christmas
π Merry Christmas π
Your tree is stunning!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Yes, Joy to the World!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas π from the Vances.
Kyle Dyer , thank you dear for your like! Happy New Year to you, and your family πͺ β€!
Merry Christmas Kyle
Merry Christmas Kyle! π
We've decked the halls & ourselves for tonight's Colorado Inside Out as we look back at Colorado's biggest stories of 2022. It's too cold to go outside, so put on your favorite Christmas sweater & join us at 8 on PBS12! Our festive lineup: Kwame Spearman, Krista Kafer David Kopel & Patty Calhoun. Merry Christmas!!!
Dude on the left in his PJs?
Now I know where you all are! Happy dance!
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Kyle.
Thrilled to see Krista Kafer on the show tonight.
All of tonight's panelists demonstrated a high level of intellectualism.
Someone doesnβt mind the artic cold.. & doesnβt understand why she canβt go on longer walks. Stay warm everyone!
Such a beautiful girl! β€οΈπΎ I think Joey would like to meet her! Lol
Our baby too! We put little footies on him and the 2 seconds he was out there , he had them off ππ¦Ίπ€¦πΌβοΈ
lol, my boy Link is the exact same way today
They depend on us to protect them.
She’s gorgeous! Love serious gaze! ππΎπΎππMerry Christmas Kyle to you & your beautiful familyπ
Merry Christmas Kyle to you and your family! Your fur baby is beautiful!
Absolutely Adorable! Keep warm π₯
She is beautiful, Kyle!
Your baby is so beautiful. She reminds me of my sweet girl who past a year ago November 6th. Labs are so loving and smart! ♥οΈ♥οΈ♥οΈ
Actually a beautiful 5×7.
So pretty
Awesome picture
Merry Christmas my friend. God Bless!
Beautiful Lab!
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Welcome back from vaca Columnist Eric Sondermann & welcome to the table Debbie Brown , Pres of Colorado Business Roundtable.. join the three of us & Patty Calhoun & David Kopel for tonightβs Colorado Inside Out on PBS12 @8pm!
Great show tonight. A well-balanced and experienced group of panelists. Thank you
Excellent, I'm happy that the old crew is back.
Missed those guys!
Wow! That's awesome!
Thrilled that tonightβs Colorado Inside Out panelists wanted to keep talking after the cameras stopped rolling at PBS12!
Thanks to Chef & Restauranteur Frank Bonanno, DBJ Ed Sealover, Patricia Calhoun of Denver Westword & Erika Righter of Hope Tank!
The show airs at 8 on Fridays.. and streams anytime at:
video.pbs12.org/show/colorado-inside-out/?_ga=2.137015600.1499648872.1670637125-527967211.1670637125
Wonderful piece! I'm happy to see the show isn't all politics.
Because you were on 9NEWS today, I checked to see what you are doing and set to record you every week. I started watching you in 1989! ♥οΈ
Is that my Kyle Dyer.
Loved being with my dear friend & former partner Gary Shapiro on his last day anchoring at 9NEWS (KUSA)!! Enjoy sleeping in Gary, you deserve it!!!
Kyle, I have to tell you that my daughter is now 25, but when she was a newborn, she went through a period of time when she would wake up every night about 3am for a feeding. I would turn on the tv and wait for 9 news morning to come on and keep me company while I held her. You had no idea but you were a good friend to this tired Mama. You and Gary made an awesome team. Thank you!
That was a true Dynamic Duo!
2 very Classy Anchorsπ
I enjoyed this morning's retirement session it was good to see all of you come and wish Gary happy retirement. It brought back memories because I remember when all of all came and left .
Thank you for being with me on ALL the early mornings a Mom has over the last 20 years! From early morning feedings, sick babies, typing papers, field trips, games, "the bus comes at WHAT TIME?!", etc....thank you. I am not sure how I could have done it without you BOTH!
Outstanding!!! Watched you every day when I lived in Colorado!πβ€οΈππ
Loved you both in the early am when I lived in Denver. Remember the dog bite Kyle. π Gary, best wishes for all that is good in retirement. Take care of your health and keep moving. π₯°π
Great to see the two of you together this morning! You two are the best news anchor partners.
I remember when he first came on! Well earned! ππ
I LOVE this picture! You two were so great together!
Watched all 4 1/2 hours of news this morning as the 9News staff honored Gary. He was so wonderfully humble and handled his emotions so well! Congratulations on a retirement well deserved but Gary, please know you'll be missed!
Awe he's leaving have a great retirement thank you for being such a great news man
This brought back so many memories Kyle with you and Gary at the news desk together!
A lovely farewell honoring Gary Shapiro The Friday morning news so memorable……. Faces from the past and now..television/Colorado historyππ Best wishes to Gary…wife …..ππ I
I loved the two of you as anchors! What a team!
2 of the best morning crew God bless going to miss you Gary much good luck in the future
I’ll miss you both..β€οΈ
Gonna Miss seeing you every morning. Enjoy π₯³ Gary, you deserve it. I've been watching you from the start. God Bless You! YOU'RE going to Love sleeping in and not care if it snowsβοΈβοΈβοΈ Merry Christmas π
Best of the Best guys. Going to miss Gary! Great picture of the two of you. Congratulations Gary.ππππππ
Best wishes, you will be missed and remembered π
You two were the best! Good luck in your new chapter Gary.
Congratulations Gary. You were always a bright spot on KUSA. Enjoyed watching when we lived in CO.
Great team right there!! Best wishes Gary!!
Now I will miss both of you. Thanks for always keeping us informed!
Congratulations to Gary on his retirementβ£οΈ
Garyβ¦.. youβre the best! Thank you for being such a great partner & hereβs to your next chapter! Happy Retirement Gary!!
#tbt
This is so bittersweet. Congrats, Gary.. and, “Congratulations, you made it through the week” (minus a day). π₯Ή
Happy retirement, Gary! You will be missed. I’ve been a loyal watcher since 1995.
I miss everyone in this photo … including Joanne Ostrow!
Thank you for sharing your time and news with the public for so many years. Loved seeing Kyle pop in for a surprise this morning. God Bless and you made it through the weeks.
Enjoy your retirement Gary well deserved but bitter sweet
Happy Retirement Gary. πThank you for your years of service. You will be missed! You are always a delight to watch. Good luck and enjoy your new venture! π₯³
Loved the morning news for years! Congratulations, Gary enjoy your retirement! You will be missed for sure, the end of an era.
Congratulations, Gary π You were our favorite news team to watch when we lived in CO for 20+ years. Wishing you all the best on this next part of life’s journey. Cheers π»
Congratulations! It’s definitely the end of an era!! I’ve been a loyal 9News fan for 40 years!!
Oh man I love watching Gary and Kyle, I being watching you guys. May God bless you both and Gary enjoy ur retirement. And Thank you will miss u
Congratulations...You made it thru this job!!π I'll miss hearing the Friday greeting. Good luck on the next part of your journey ππ
Kyle you and Gary were the best
Miss you so much I spent the last 38 years with you .. God bless you .. and your family.. you are a very special man
Congratulations, Gary! So many memories and I wish you the best of luck!
I really did enjoy the retirement show today. It good seeing those who have left 9 News. It was memory lane for me because I have watched 9news and Gary since he came I hope all goes well for him in retirement.
I’m so sad π all my favorites have retired π
From Gillette Wyoming sure going to miss you.
I have watched you for decades, Gary! Mornings will not be the same. π’. Enjoy your retirement!
Good luck πGary
Enjoy your retirement. Been watching you for all thirty nine years !!!
LOVED this morning group!!! Have fun in retirement Gary!β€οΈ
Enjoy retirement!
Happy retirement Gary, going to miss your voice and your laugh in the morning news. 9 news no longer has the one special older crew anymoreβ£οΈ
Congratulations! π Gary you were the best!
Best News Team Ever... you three truly are 9news . Com
Thanks to these four who brought their insight and expertise as well as their heart and their hopes to this important conversation about preventing further gun violence and keeping everyone in Colorado safe and well. We can bring about positive change when we listen to one another. Please listen tonight! Colorado Inside Out starts at 8 on PBS12.. if you miss, you can watch anytime. at: www.pbs.org/show/colorado-inside-out/
#coloradoinsideout
Caleb David
Rhonda Fields for Colorado
George Brauchler
Patricia Calhoun of Denver Westword
Great show and discussion on Colorado Inside Out. So grateful that Kyle Dyer took the time to gather us together to discuss Gun violence prevention and strategies towards a safer Colorado. A balanced and fair dialogue on this important topic!
Such a great, important episode!
Is it a one topic show this evening?
Kyle, fantastic to see you back in the arena facilitating such important topics!
Today's Snow Day Was Awesome!!!!! We Interviewed the great Eric Young, an original member of the Colorado Rockies for our documentary "When Colorado Went Major League." Eric was the very first at bat in the very first Rockies Home Opener at the old Mile High on April 9, 1993... and he hit a homer! Eric says he believes the enormous positive energy radiating from the 80,000-plus Colorado fans that day helped lift his ball out of the park! My project partner Julie and I and our entire crew were smiling...and at times tearing up.. as we listened to Eric share his memories from that historic day, his years in Colorado and his love for Rockies fans!!!
When I was 13, I met EY at an autograph signing (and took a picture with him) he did during our inaugural season and then I was also lucky enough to be in the stands to watch him hit that homer in the first at bat. It was AMAZING and something I’ll never forget! β€οΈβΎοΈ
I was there and saw that homer. Great day
Those were great days!
π I think all of Denver STILL loves E.Y. I wish I'd have gotten him to autograph a baseball for me, way back when. Love the photo, Kyle.
I got to experience that day with my parents and son. Such excitement!
E Y was a class act. Will never forget. He did the Rockies & Denver proud π. Nice to see you & your team Kyle.
I showed him my EY collection. He said that he wished that he had one for his son.
Perfect Rockies weather! ππ€
Love Eric Young and his son!!!!
EY! What a great talent!
I was there!!
So cool - EY is a Rockie legend
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There Is my Kyle dyer Again.
EY!!π
EY!!
ππ₯Sweet dreams to you! Send me a personal mes i waiting for you π
The great EY. The good days loved watching this game
I was at that game!
The OG Rockies are my very favorite β€οΈ
Fantastic day.
Go Rocks!!!!
ππI'm so hot when you press on my wrists. Write me a direct I wait for u π
π¦π₯I love your touch Send me a private I waiting for u π¦
ππI usually don’t do it, but because of you, everything wild and crazy wakes up in me came me a private message i wait for u π
Soo thankful for a great week togetherπ.. & the opportunity to cheer on our Stanley Cup Champs!
So good to see you having quality family time. I remember your daughters when they were just knee-high. They're all grown up and beautiful now, Kyle. Good job. Happy Holidays to your family.
Great family picture!
Awesome photo!
Great photo. Have a wonderful week.
What a great picture!! Our son was there last night too!
Is the my Kyle, Dyer.
Wonderful showing of community & a reminder that we are more powerful when we come together and are united!!
At this time of togetherness.. Colorado Inside Out connects with leaders from all over our state who are members of the Governors Leadership Fellowship at CivicCO.
Smart group! Great ideas! Warm up your leftover pumpkin pie & join us at PBS12 at 8pm.
Thank you Kyle Dyer and the PBS12 team for giving the Colorado Governors Fellows the opportunity to share their views on leadership and civic engagement!
While I am saddened by all the children struggling with RSV right now & pray for those families affected, I would never have thought that my pupβs sudden cough would be tied to a respiratory infection. I am so grateful for the attentive, caring & friendly team at Veterinary Emergency Group in Denver where Lily & I spent Thanksgiving. Sheβs on the mend today. This photo was taken before the clinic got really busyβ¦..
My heart goes out to the families of those whose loved ones did not fare as well.. it was tough to witness for both me and Lily. I pray those families find comfort in wonderful memories of their lost furry ones.. and for the black lab mix we saw who was really hurting, Lily wishes you a quick recovery.
To anyone who is in distress right now.. we send our love.
Clarence wishes Lily a quick recovery!
Isn’t the place wonderful! Very careful people. Hoping you beloved will get better soon.
I hope Lily gets well soon. I’m glad you caught it in time. On such a busy day many people ignore their pets.
Glad she’s ok. My rescue kitty got sick on Monday. At one point I thought I lost her. I was consulting with a vet over the phone. We decided to wait and see which way she’d go since care is so expensive. The next morning, she came bopping out of bed for treats like nothing happened. This is her on Monday. Look at her sad little face. I don’t know what I’d have done if I’d list her.
Chloe is very concerned for Lily and wishes her a quick recovery. π€πΎπ€πΎπ€
Oh no, Kyle! I hope Ms. Lily is recovering β€οΈπ©Ή. I’m so happy you got her good care. You’re in my thoughts and prayers. πΎβ€οΈπππ
"Bless the Beasts and the Children, for they have no choice, they have no voice" the Carpenter's. Happy Lily is fine.π
Hugs and prayers to your family and the others. Keep getting better Lily πΎ
Hoping Lily is fully recovered soon. And, to “anyone who is in distress right now” I hope your today is better than your yesterday, and your tomorrow is better than today.
β€οΈ Every time I am at a veterinarian there is someone who is worse off than us. The part that I often think we overlook is the toll working in their profession of helping animals can take on the employees. I try to acknowledge that for them each time we visit and hope to bring a smile to their day by appreciating how tough it must be. They chose to work in animal care but I would imagine like any other helping profession we are guided by our desire to help others but my not realize that is not in our hands. Long story short let your veterinarians and get techs know how much they’re appreciated when you have the opportunity.
Kyle, my daughter, Hannah, whom you’ve met,is back in the emergency room. Hugs to you and your family. Thanks for the post.
Awww Lily get better, you are loved by a wonderful family & a bunch of friends! ♥οΈπΎπΎ♥οΈ
I love that place, they’ve been a kitty saver for me on many occasions!
Thanks for the heads up Kyle, I hope all is better today!
So glad your Lily is better today! Wishing her a full and speedy recovery.
Sending prayers to Lily for a speedy recovery. ππΌππΌ
Wishing a quick recovery for Lily!
Hey just remember they are members of any family.
Sending prayers and happy thoughts πΎππΎππΎ
Wishing a speedy recovery to Lily!!β€οΈ
Oh no! Poor baby!
I hope Lily is feeling better very soon! πΎππΎ
Sending love and healing hugs
I hope she’s feeling better today ♥οΈ
Does Lily get a flu shot? I had never heard of it in over 30 years of having dogs until I almost lost my senior several years ago. After that, all of my dogs get a flu shot every year because I had no idea how serious the flu could be for them. π
Very grateful for the entire Colorado Inside Out team at PBS12 on this Thanksgiving Day!
#ImpactMedia
#pbs12
It's a good night to stay inside & it just so happens, we have a great episode of Colorado Inside Out airing at 8 p.m. on PBS12!! Thanks to Patty Calhoun, Sean Walsh, Albus Brooks and Sage Naumann for bringing their A game to our discussion...and to PBS12 President & GM Kristen Blessman for her enthusiasm and support of CIO!!!
#coloradoinsideout
#pbs12
#ImpactMedia
So excited to see you and/or your reporting on the air again!!!
Great crew βοΈ
Love that bright smile and great personality
Have a good weekend kyle
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