Jan. 19, 2026: Slow times in ski towns, how a hymn connects Denver with MLK, the history behind the Marade

The tourism boom in Colorado’s mountains hasn’t totally gone bust, but resort communities are definitely feeling the slowdown, and making plans for an uncertain future. Then, a special tribute on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, looking back at a hymn King first heard in Denver and carried with him for the rest of his life. And forty years after it began, how Colorado became home to one of the largest MLK commemorations in the country.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: The Associated Press on the Bronco’s win and Bo Nix’s season-ending injury. CPR’s Sarah Mulholland on the decline in mountain tourism CPR’s Elaine Tassy on Dr. King’s connections to Colorado  This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Bazi Kanani, Megan Verlee and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.