At age 12 , Skamenca began pursuing a career in print journalism by convincing an editor to let him intern at the Colorado Springs Independent in 1993 . Later stops in print included the Intermountain Jewish News and Denver Post . In 1996 , at age 14 , Skamenca made his broadcast debut on a children ’s radio station with an appropriate set of call letters : K-KYD . Skamenca received his first major assignment when a federal judge moved the trials of Oklahoma City bombing conspirators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to Denver . Skamenca worked the courtroom and the halls of the Denver federal courthouse along with seasoned journalists
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing
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