Amanda Horvath Email and Phone Number

Turning a 10-year-old’s dream of becoming the next Barbara Walters into the documentary-producing, award-winning, and dedicated local journalist I am today has not been the straightest path. But with an early passion for knowledge-sharing and writing, I’ve built upon my natural ability to connect with people to build an ever growing and diverse group of sources and the stories they’ve shared.Over the last nine years I separated myself in the business by my forever-growing list my skills. Most recently I added to and diversified my role as Managing Producer at Rocky Mountain PBS where I’ve produced more than 45 magazine or documentary style shows. Serving as videographer, producer, writer, and/or director, I adjust to each episode providing the skill most needed from me. I was part of the team that recently premiered the 10th season of Colorado Experience, the award-winning historical documentary show produced at Rocky Mountain PBS. Prior to this I was a senior producer at 9news KUSA in Denver. Born and raised in Colorado, moving back to the mile high city was a dream come true. Working at 9news became integral place of my development and understanding of the state and the people around me. I worked as the second in command and 6 a.m. producer from November 2019 to April 2021. I was on the 7-9 part of the morning show before that starting in April 2018. There I truly began my leadership journey helping to not only leading a daily broadcast while working through the night, but also dealing with constant changes to the work and the people around me. Before that, I thought I would try out my sea legs the fields of corn in Iowa. I graduated magna cum lade from Drake University in Des Moines in 2015, worked part-time at a top-rated station in Des Moines my senior year, and then moved east to Cedar Rapids for nearly three years. After all that, all I can say is people make the place. And I loved the people of Iowa.Through the biggest mental health challenges of my life to seeing my name among Emmy nominees, truly what has carried me through all of it is my passion for people ... learning their stories and sharing their experiences. Through it all that my passion of mine has never dwindled.