Olivia Prentzel
Olivia Prentzel covers breaking news and a wide range of other important issues impacting Coloradans for The Colorado Sun, where she has been a staff writer since 2021. At The Sun, she has covered wildfires, criminal justice, the environment, child welfare and more.
She has also written for National Geographic, The Gazette in Colorado Springs, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and The Record in New Jersey, where she grew up. After graduating college, she lived in a tiny, rural town in southern Madagascar for three years as a Peace Corps volunteer. When not writing, Olivia enjoys backpacking and climbing Colorado’s tallest peaks.
Job title: General assignment reporter
Topic expertise: Breaking news, pikas
Location: Colorado Springs
Newsletter: The Sunriser, a guided tour through the best in Colorado journalism
Language(s) in addition to English: Malagasy (conversational)
Education: Rutgers University
Contact:
Email: oliviaprentzel@coloradosun.com
X (Formerly Twitter): @oliviaprentzel
LinkedIn: Olivia Prentzel
