- Email: rtann@postindependent.com
Robert Tann is the state politics reporter for Swift Communications, which includes The Glenwood Springs Post Independent and its sister papers in Vail, Aspen, Steamboat, Winter Park and Summit. He is based out of Denver where he covers the state legislature and other Colorado politics news for the Western Slope.
Previously, he worked as a local reporter for Summit Daily News From December 2022 through August 2024. In that role, he covered county government, education and housing. Before that, he worked at Colorado Community Media and covered local politics, education, business and more for communities across the Denver Metro area.
During his time at both publications, Robert won several state and regional awards. In 2023, he won a first-place award for news reporting and a first-place award for education reporting from the Colorado Press Association as well as a second-place award for enterprise reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Robert also served as an investigative reporting fellow for News21 during summer 2021. The program, based out of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix, Arizona, sent journalists across the U.S. for an in-depth series on the impacts of COVID-19. The series placed as a finalist in the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards.
Robert holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder where he also served as editor in chief of the online student paper, the CU Independent.
When not reporting, Robert enjoys hiking, camping and skiing in Colorado’s High Country. He has a particular love for the Southwest and can never pass up a trip to Moab.
Recent Articles
February 27, 2025 - Bills on nuclear energy, phones in schools, grocery store liquor sales and wolf attacks overcome key votes at Colorado Capitol
February 25, 2025 - Colorado wants to give members of Ute tribes free entry to state parks, but the proposal faces criticism for not including other tribal nations
February 21, 2025 - Measure banning non-functional turf for new Colorado apartment, condo complexes advances at the Capitol
February 20, 2025 - Bill aims to make insurance companies more transparent when assessing Colorado homeowners’ wildfire risk and the premiums they pay
February 19, 2025 - In ongoing effort to increase housing supply, Colorado lawmakers again set their sights on condo construction