Brent Boyer has been the editor of the Steamboat Pilot & Today since August 2007. He moved to Steamboat Springs in December 2002 to be the paper's first full-time education reporter. He was named city editor in August 2005.
Brent has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he covered the Colorado Buffaloes football team for the Colorado Daily, high school sports for the Boulder Daily Camera and general assignment news for the Denver Post.
Brent was born in Southern California but raised in Northern Virginia. He spends time away from the office enjoying outdoor activities like snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking and golfing. He married Megan Wortman in August 2008 in Steamboat Springs.
Recent Stories
Brent Boyer: What's in a name?
Few newspaper-related issues elicit as much passion from community members as our online comments, and it’s one we find ourselves revisiting often. And we’re doing it again.
Conservative Ann Coulter to speak in Steamboat
Conservative political pundit, bestselling author and nationally syndicated columnist Ann Coulter will be the featured speaker at a February event in Steamboat Springs.
Donations fulfill Holiday Wishes for 1,089 Routt County residents
It was the generosity of a single “angel donor” as well as hundreds of others that is making a big difference for dozens of Routt County families this Christmas.
Routt County's labor force increases in November
Unemployment rate goes up with number of residents with jobs
Routt County still has far fewer workers than it did at its peak in January 2008, when the labor force climbed to 17,116.
White, Baumgardner both seek Senate District 8 seat
White, a Hayden Republican, was appointed a year ago to fill the vacancy left by her husband's departure. Baumgardner, the House District 57 Republican representative, was left with few other options after redistricting.
Brent Boyer: Making a list ...
On Thursday, the Best of the Boat reader survey is back and will be available online for one month. We invite you to make your vote count.
Powerful gusts cause damage around Steamboat, shut down ski area
The Steamboat Ski Area resumed operations at 8:30 a.m. Friday, one day after winds clocked at 123 mph shut down the lifts and caused damage across the city.
Routt County unemployment rate up slightly
Total local labor force remains steady, according to state figures
Routt County’s unemployment rate increased to 7.7 percent in October without any significant change in the size of the county’s labor force. October’s unemployment rate still was nearly 2 percentage points below the October 2010 rate.
Brent Boyer: Change is afoot in the newsroom
Turnover isn’t unusual in our newsroom. We’re lucky to be able to hire smart and hungry young journalists who home their skills in our beautiful community for a few years before setting off toward new challenges.
Locomotive catches fire while pulling cargo train through Steamboat
A passer-by first reported the fire shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday. The train was allowed to continue through town until firefighters could safely extinguish the blaze at about 8:30 a.m.
