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Robert Tann is the state politics reporter for Swift Communications, which includes Sky-Hi News and its sister papers in Vail, Aspen, Steamboat, Glenwood Springs, Summit County and Craig. 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
April 5, 2025 - Lawmakers, insurance industry reach consensus on bill aiming to regulate Colorado homeowners’ wildfire risk, premiums
April 4, 2025 - Colorado lawmakers send Polis bill to limit expansion of alcohol sales in grocery stores in effort to aid independent sellers
April 2, 2025 - As state contends with $1.2 billion budget shortfall, Democrats seek lawsuit to overturn TABOR
March 26, 2025 - The Colorado House just passed a major gun control bill. Here’s what Western Slope lawmakers said about their vote.
March 22, 2025 - ‘Painful’ state budget cuts could reignite fight over TABOR as Colorado Democrats call for change to spending limit