Who Had the Worst Week?

February 16, 2024 ~ Jeremy Story ~ Leave a comment

A New York City man accused of attempting to smuggle Burmese pythons into the U.S. by shoving them in his pants has been sentenced to probation. A more-fitting punishment might be to make him do it a second time.
Evergreen Lake nearly faced an early end to its skating season due to high temperatures, but officials now say they think they can make it through the end of February. So you probably won’t sink through the ice and drown.
Planning a crime? Now’s the time. An “untold” number of criminal cases are on hold after a ransomware attack disabled the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office‘s computer network.
Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who a decade ago falsely claimed to be Black while leading the Spokane chapter of the NAACP, was fired from her position at an Arizona school district due to her explicit OnlyFans account.
After years of trying, Russia finally killed political opposition leader Aleksei Navalny.
A Colorado Supreme Court case could undermine the wide-reaching legal immunity ski reports currently enjoy.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit to block King Soopers’ parent company Kroger’s $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons. Critics argue the merger would lead to higher food prices and lower employee salaries.
Rolling Stone editor Noah Shachtman is resigning due to editorial disagreements with CEO Gus Wenner.
College students everywhere are mourning the death of Bill Post, the inventor of the Pop-Tart. Fun fact: Pop-Tarts were originally marketed as “Fruit Scones.”
Denver Broncos fans were forced to watch the rival Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl for the second straight year, and the third time in five years.
Meanwhile, tragedy struck yet another sports celebration when one person was killed and 22 others were shot at the Chiefs‘ Super Bowl victory parade.
And here in Denver, Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson has been quietly shopping his $25 million Cherry Hills mansion, a sign that he expects he won’t be back next year.

So, who won the week?

LegalShield has named communications veteran Robert Toevs Chief Communications Officer. Toevs previously led communications for DISH, Qwest and others.
Colorado Rockies broadcaster and back-up play-by-play announcer Jenny Cavnar has taken the primary play-by-play job with the Oakland Athletics. She will be the first female primary play-by-play broadcaster for a team in MLB history.
Denver7 sportscaster Troy Renck is returning to The Denver Post as a sports columnist, replacing Mark Kiszla who moved to the Denver Gazette.
In 1991, the average home price in Denver was $139,00, Federico Peña was finishing his second term as mayor, Dan Reeves was the Denver Broncos head coach, and “Dances with Wolves” won Best Picture. That was also the year now-Denver7 meteorologist Mike Nelson started his career in Denver with 9News. He announced this week that he will retire at the end of this year.
Two investors are planning to revive the Colorado Springs Independent and the Colorado Springs Business Journal.
The University of Iowa‘s Caitlin Clark set the NCAA women’s scoring record in basketball with 3,569. Her next goal is to break the real record set by the University of Kansas‘ Lynette Woodard, who scored a major school record 3,649 points in 1981 when women’s basketball was governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. That should happen in the next two to three games.
The Super Bowl drew 123.4 million viewers, making it the nation’s most-watched television program of all time.

Who Had the Worst Week?

February 9, 2024 ~ Jeremy Story ~ 1 Comment

A Delta pilot has sued after his foot was “swallowed” by a moving walkway at DIA. The complaint alleges that the pilot suffered “inflamed joints, a strained left Achilles tendon and bone contusions.” The chef’s kiss: the complaint also claims that the pilot’s shoe and sock were “severely damaged” in the incident.
Denver Public Schools is facing a racial bias investigation by the U.S. Department of Education.
Slip-and-fall attorney Frank Azar is fighting other lawyers over his “Strong Arm” nickname yet again.
Retailer Target has pulled an activity kit for kids from its shelves that misidentified American author and historian Carter G. Woodson, sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois and educator Booker T. Washington. Happy Black History Month!
Snoop Dogg is suing Walmart, alleging that the retailer is conspiring to keep his Snoop Cereal hidden from customers to hinder its success.
A sign that your esteemed career as an actor is wrapping up: being cast as the Andy Griffith character in a reboot of “Matlock.”
Hong Kongians, or maybe Hong Kongers, I’m not sure, are furious with soccer superstar Lionel Messi. He did not appear in an exhibition match in Hong Kong due to injury, but then played several days later in Japan. Frustrated fans caused the sarcastic hashtag #MedicalMiracle to begin trending.
PETA has demanded that carousel manufacturer Chance Rides stop using fiberglass horses on its rides because they celebrate “the exploitation of sentient beings.”
Despite everything we have seen over the past decade, some Denverites still insist on trying to name buildings after people.
If you are serious enough about someone that you know you need to do something for Valentine’s Day, but you aren’t really sure the relationship is going anywhere, good news! Waffle House is offering reservations for Valentine’s Day.
A Pennsylvania man who briefly stopped the AFC Championship game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs by illegally flying a drone over the stadium is now facing felony charges.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who won gold at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, was stripped of her medal after anti-doping investigators rejected her claim that a strawberry dessert inadvertently caused her to test positive for a banned medication.
An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 messages to her bailiff during a murder trial has agreed to step down and never seek a judicial office in the state again.

So, who won the week?

GBSM added Holly Shrewsbury as a senior associate. Shrewsbury formerly led HMS Communications and held leadership roles under Gov. John Hickenlooper and Gov. Bill Ritter.
Visit Denver‘s Director of PR & Communications, Jesse Davis, is headed to Saudi Arabia after accepting a position leading destination PR and Communications for AlUla, the country’s flagship tourism initiative.
Backbone Media is funding an annual scholarship for students in Colorado Mountain College‘s new integrated media program.
Ronda Haskins has retired after 45 years in various roles with the Boulder Daily Camera and Longmont Times-Call.
Randy Gradishar, a member of the Denver Broncos “Orange Crush” defense in the late 1970s and early 1980s, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games unveiled the design of its medals, and they will each feature a piece of metal taken from the iconic Eiffel Tower. The metal was removed during a previous renovation, so no need to worry about the tower falling over.
“Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost will be the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
The Super Bowl is Sunday, and in its honor Entertainment Weekly has released its list of the 20 best Super Bowl commercials of all time.

Who Had the Worst Week?

February 2, 2024 ~ Jeremy Story ~ Leave a comment

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team captain and Colorado native Lindsey Horan made headlines this week for claiming, “American soccer fans, most of them aren’t smart.” She may be right, but she’s not going to win many fans by saying it.
Less than a year ago, the high-profile news site The Messenger launched with $50 million in funding and ambitions to hire 550 journalists. This week, the site folded, putting 300 people out of work with no notice and no severance. It is the latest round of layoffs in what is starting as a brutal year for the journalism industry. If you can, subscribe to the sites you read.
A Phish concert in Mexico created considerable collateral damage in Colorado. It involved a naked man rushing the stage, a medical tent, and an expletive-filled demand letter from a Colorado attorney that the state’s Office of Attorney Regulation deemed “threatening” and worthy of a censure.
About 3,000 DNA samples will need to be retested – at a cost of about $7.5 million – after problems were discovered in one longtime Colorado Bureau of Investigation employee’s lab work.
Alaska is getting crushed by snow, more than six feet in January alone and more than 100 inches so far this season – the earliest it has ever hit that mark.
TikTok and Universal Music Group are at an impasse, meaning that videos featuring songs by stars such as Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Drake and Ariana Grande “have gone silent.”
Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning, meaning an early spring could be on the way. Unfortunately, the rodent is only correct about 39% of the time.
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears just can’t seem to move on.
The annual NFL head coaching game of musical chairs has ended, and former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wound up without a seat despite a record six Super Bowl wins. He’ll likely try again next year.
The Colorado construction company Vertix is suing the California construction company Vertex, and you may not be surprised the suit focuses on trademark infringement.
Elmo asked how America is doing, and, well, apparently we aren’t doing too well. And Elmo himself had a tough week when actor Larry David smacked him around live on the set of the “Today” show.

So, who won the week?

GBSM is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week.
9NEWS News Director Tim Ryan announced he is leaving the station.
Denver Broncos Manager of Football Communications Jordan Beasley has taken a position with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Denver digital agency Room 214 has merged with Unicorn Agency and Ambit Design.
DIA served 77.8 million passengers in 2023, a new record for DIA and a 12% increase over 2022. Despite the growth, DIA is expected to remain the third-busiest airport in the country and the fifth-busiest in the world.