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Michael Konopasek is an American journalist, who works as a reporter and anchor at the FOX and CW affiliated TV stations in Denver, Colorado.

Early Life
Michael was born and raised in the Northwest Indiana suburbs of Chicago.

He is a graduate of Ball State University and served as a college intern for Indiana Congressman Pete Visclosky. He also obtained college credit through an internship at Chicago’s ABC-owned WLS-TV while working part time as a Chicago double decker bus tour guide.

Career
Konopasek previously worked as a reporter at KING-TV (NBC) in Seattle, Washington and KWTV-TV (CBS) in Oklahoma City.

In 2017, his reporting prompted Colorado to review best practices for AMBER Alerts after an alert was delayed during a search for a missing boy in suburban Denver.

In the same year, the Denver Police Department acknowledged Michael for bringing the Safe Place program to its attention. His coverage of the anti-hate crime cooperative in Seattle led to the program’s expansion in Denver.

In 2019, his reporting on practices of Waste Management led to the elimination of an employee incentive program that resulted in customers being charged unjust fees.

Michael was part of Edward R. Murrow Award-winning coverage of the 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting in Washington state.

In 2013, he reported from the heart of the deadly destruction path of the Moore, Oklahoma EF5 tornado. His live coverage of the destruction was noted with a regional Emmy Award.

Michael was awarded another Emmy Award in 2018 for his coverage of a deadly ambush of deputies in Douglas County, Colorado.

Munster High School in Munster, Indiana recognized Michael by inducting him into its alumni hall of fame in 2018.

In 2018, he was part of a journalism fellowship in South Korea. He reported from the Korean Demilitarized Zone amid American efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.