By james art Paolo Zialcita is a neighborhood reporter for the Denverite.
Professional experience:
Paolo Zialcita came to Colorado Public Radio in 2020 as a Max Wycisk News contributor, then became a general assignment reporter there. Before that, he was an intern at NPR’s Newsdesk, where he covered a wide variety of stories, such as quantum computing, international politics, and unfortunately, Fortnite. He also interned for KUNR Public Radio in Reno, Nevada and Connecticut Public Radio. In 2018, he directed a documentary about the last business in Reno’s Chinatown after most of it was burned to the ground by a racist mob. Paolo is a proud alumnus of the Dow Jones News Fund and the Next Generation Radio programs.
education:
BA in Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno
BA in Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno