Steamboat Today: Matt Stensland

Matt Stensland is a photojournalist for the Steamboat Pilot & Today. He has worked for the paper since January 2006. Matt started working at the paper as a reporter covering the town of Hayden, real estate and business. After about a year he was hired on as the newspaper's first full-time videographer. Matt has a bachelor's degree in print journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and grew up in Urbana. When not working, you will most likely find Matt soaking at either the Old Town or Strawberry Park hot springs.

Awards:

2009 Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters
1st place, news photo http://tinyurl.com/yzszbzl
3rd place, online package http://tinyurl.com/yjdn65g
3rd place, photo essay http://tinyurl.com/yfb6f3x

2009 Colorado Press Association
1st place, news photo http://tinyurl.com/yja7osq
1st place, picture/story combination http://tinyurl.com/y4gmzb7
3rd place, photo essay http://tinyurl.com/yfb6f3x

2008 Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters
1st place, series http://tinyurl.com/yh4jueu
1st place, online package http://tinyurl.com/yh4jueu
1st place, feature photo http://tinyurl.com/y97pqwf
1st place, continuing photo coverage http://tinyurl.com/yh4jueu
3rd place, online package http://tinyurl.com/ylytah4
3rd place, series http://tinyurl.com/yfufvpu , http://tinyurl.com/ylytah4
3rd place, portrait http://tinyurl.com/yd8arcc

2008 Colorado Press Association
1st place, series http://tinyurl.com/yh4jueu
1st place, photo essay http://tinyurl.com/yhkuqlx
3rd place, series http://tinyurl.com/yfufvpu , http://tinyurl.com/ylytah4

2007 Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters
2nd place, online package http://tinyurl.com/ye58arz
3rd place, online package http://tinyurl.com/yc4smks

Recent Stories

Steamboat police Chief Joel Rae calls on Jerry Stabile as captain

Colleagues and friends say Steamboat Springs’ new police captain, Jerry Stabile, is a motivator who has served as a role model for hundreds of local youths.

Survey shows pine beetle epidemic slowing

More than 2,000 downed trees cleared from local trails

Forest officials say a 2011 aerial survey helps confirm that the mountain pine beetle epidemic has slowed after devastating 3.3 million of the 24.5 million acres of forest across Colorado. But they caution that the epidemic is not over, particularly on Colorado’s Front Range, and that the effects on forests will be felt for decades to come.

Steamboat firefighters recognized at ball

$4,000 raised at this year’s event for community assistance fund

A firefighter who colleagues say consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty was recognized during Saturday’s second annual Fireman’s Ball. For his accomplishments, firefighter Brian Shively was given the Life Saver Award.

New police Chief Joel Rae takes reins in Steamboat

Steamboat Springs Police Department Detective Nick Bosick said his new boss has the strongest backbone of any man he’s known.

Steamboat teen sentenced to alternative prison program

William Ellifritz, 18, is to serve four years in the CAPS program in Craig. The sentence stems from his involvement in several downtown business burglaries in May.

Couple sentenced for Routt County construction scam

Taufens stole an estimated $950,000 from local victims

Two Routt County victims were disappointed to learn Friday that a Kremmling man will not serve time in prison after he stole an estimated $950,000 from them in a construction scam.

Snowboarding crash severed Aaron Easter's artery

Aaron Easter, the 31-year-old snowboarder who died Tuesday after a snowboarding accident Monday at Steamboat Ski Area, died from a severe carotid artery injury, which led to a heart attack and an anoxic brain injury.

Clark's Vista Verde owner dies of meningitis

Routt County memorial service for Throgmartin is Sunday at ranch

A memorial service is being held Sunday in Routt County for a successful Indiana businessman, Jerry W. Throgmartin, who owned the Vista Verde Guest Ranch in Clark.

Steamboat's Old Town Hot Springs delays fundraising to focus on image

Old Town Hot Springs officials have decided to delay an effort to raise $5 million for renovations and expansion and instead focus their efforts on an education campaign.