AURORA | Sentinel Colorado welcomes new staff reporter Kristin Oh to the news team today.
Oh, a native of Colorado Springs, previously held beat positions covering public safety and education as a staff reporter at the Reno Gazette-Journal.
“Kristin joining the news team is great news for the Sentinel, our readers and the Aurora community,” said Sentinel Editor and Publisher Dave Perry. “Kristin comes to the Sentinel with a track record of delivering compelling stories, focused not just on critical details but on important nuance and insight.”
Oh received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and a minor in media production from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her credentials include management positions at the CU Independent newspaper and as a host of podcasts focusing Asian American life in the community.
While at the Gazette-Journal, Oh contributed stories about the search for Naomi Irion, an 18-year-old who was kidnapped from a WalMart parking lot in 2022. Her reporting included breaking and analysis news about the Caldor Fire as it approached Lake Tahoe. Oh was also part of a Gazette-Journal investigation analyzing homicides in the Reno region in 2021.
At the Sentinel, Oh will focus on state and local education issues, including higher education and the University of Colorado health and medical schools on the Aurora Anschutz Campus.
“At a time when trusted local journalism is increasingly scarce and more critical than ever, it bodes well for the Aurora community to bring journalists like Oh on board,” Perry said.
Reach Oh at koh@sentinelcolorado.com or follow her on Twitter/X at @KristinOh_
Hello; I wanted to reach out to your contributing journalists/photographers about the recent “APS Unified Sports” story and its contents, which I found to be LACKING in content and appropriate appreciation.
I was extremely disappointed to read (or not read) about how APS’ unified sports program and its involvement with the Special Olympics actually began. Your mention of a remote event in 1969 was incomplete. With a bit more research you would have learned that it was actually at Rangeview HS that APS’ Unified Program involving Special Olympics was formally started (AND initiated by special educator Kaly (Warner) Warnari and former RHS AD Vic Strouse).
It is nice to see the district recognized, no doubt, however, please know the “REAL” person behind this UNIFIED movement is a very special educator—-her name is KALY WARNARI—she has been (and still is) the driving force behind this program being initiated, implemented, and maintained! And, disappointingly, she was not even interviewed (nor mentioned!) for this article. Mrs. Warnari generated the passion and energy to create Unified & Inclusive sports at RHS; she started their basketball, soccer, bowling, golf, E-Sports, and other program events (e.g., Unified Prom, field trips out-of-state with the CO Rapids).
Personnel at the district level hired AFTER Mrs.Warnari’s input should have had the consideration to recognize her contributions—without Mrs. Warnari, the progress of this program would not be where it is today. Very disappointing that high-level district staff did a poor job of allocating appreciation and credit to the proper staff. If the Sentinel wants a REAL story, interview this OUTSTANDING educator—you won’t be disappointed! Thank you for your time.