Longtime viewers of Denver’s Channel 4 will remember the name Reynelda Muse.
In 1969, Muse became the first Black person and the first woman to anchor a television newscast in Colorado. More than five decades later, the former Channel 4 anchor is being recognized for her groundbreaking career with an induction into the Colorado Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.
But behind the historic firsts and decades of familiar newscasts is the story of a young Black woman who challenged the expectations of an industry that had never seen anyone quite like her…