Florida man in Colorado. Digital editor @npr.org’s Mountain West News Bureau. Former reporter and digital producer. Drummer who loves alligators. austen.erblat@cbs.com https://linktr.ee/AustenErblathttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3molxppyo3c2pI wrote about some prestigious awards my new colleagues at the Mountain West News Bureau. I’m proud of and impressed by their work and excited to join this great team! https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/station-news/2026-06-18/mountain-west-news-bureau-wins-journalism-awards-for-data-centers-immigration-coverage-more18 Jun 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3molxppyo3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3mnasz2krhs2qCrazy hail just now in Denver #cowx01 Jun 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnasz2krhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3mlwg2nnxsk26Personal news: this was my last week at CBS Colorado. On Monday, I start as a digital editor at @npr.org’s Mountain West News Bureau, a collaboration between public media stations in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, covering the region.15 May 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwg2nnxsk26https://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3mjcrykeyd223Two Colorado headlines that sound like they came straight out of The Wire12 Apr 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcrykeyd223https://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3mdwiokzdps2aThe family of a Colorado man who was shot and killed by a Douglas County sheriff's deputy almost a year ago is now suing the deputy, saying he shot the man "unreasonably and excessively." My latest at @cbscolorado.bsky.social https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/jalin-seabron-colorado-lawsuit-douglas-county-the-main-event/ https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/jalin-seabron-colorado-lawsuit-douglas-county-the-main-event/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot#03 Feb 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdwiokzdps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3mdo6bcbdks26Seen in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Signs read “Closed Jan. 30 showing solidarity w/ MN + our immigrant communities. No one is illegal on stolen land!” and “abolish ICE!”30 Jan 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo6bcbdks26https://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lgrtwvmmxs2eShort thread I wrote on Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2021: (some of this is present tense, but should now be passed tense, as my grandma has since died) Much of my family were murdered in Auschwitz. I don’t know much about them because the only surviving family member from that era, my grandmother…28 Jan 2025 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgrtwvmmxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lgjufalnc22kConcert venues should have quiet rooms for when you want a little nap25 Jan 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjufalnc22khttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3ld37uqdyb223They flew the servedrones into the motherslayship [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld37uqdyb223https://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lcxfydt7ts2hI was the only one on my block someone did this too. Show yourself. I just want to talk* *actually be friends. This was funny during an otherwise miserably cold morning.10 Dec 2024 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxfydt7ts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lcdvujryak23“Say cheese” Sox:02 Dec 2024 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdvujryak23https://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lby43h26522bThe Aurora Police Department released its 2023 “use of force” report. I took a look at the department’s deadly shootings (which are up from last year), racial disparities in its use of force incidents, and what the report doesn’t say. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/aurora-police-use-force-incidents-killings-2023/28 Nov 2024 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lby43h26522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lbif5islg22iQuestion for Denver folks: Does “Denverite” refer only to people who are from here or anyone who lives here? What say you?21 Nov 2024 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbif5islg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lb4gppv76s2dOne of my favorite podcasts @killjamesbond.bsky.social is back! Check them out for hilarious and interesting takes on 007 and tons of other movies17 Nov 2024 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4gppv76s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lb47sei4zs2j"Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive who grew up in Colorado, to serve as energy secretary." "CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-selects-liberty-energy-ceo-chris-wright-as-secretary-of-energy/17 Nov 2024 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb47sei4zs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lay7oy3v4k2sP-minus [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lay7oy3v4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3latylxtk2s2jHi y’all! I got some new followers in here so a short introduction: I’m a digital producer, editor, occasional reporter, and even more occasional assignment editor at CBS News Colorado in Denver. For news tips, DMs are open, you can email me at austen.erblat@cbs.com and I’m on @signal.bsky.social.13 Nov 2024 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3latylxtk2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/austenerblat.bsky.social/post/3lanapn46z22cFashionably late. As per usual11 Nov 2024 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:6st45ylglwrok4sbv4glxtcl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lanapn46z22c