General Assignment Reporter
Kevin Simpson
Kevin Simpson was a reporter at The Denver Post until 2018. He covered a wide variety of topics at The Denver Post while working as a sports writer, metro columnist and general assignment reporter with a focus on long-form pieces. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he arrived in Colorado in 1979 and spent five years covering sports at the Rocky Mountain News before moving to The Post. He shifted from sports to city desk in 1987 and spent seven years writing his metro column before focusing on long-form stories that have spanned subjects as diverse as storm chasers, bull riding and conflict in the Middle East.
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After tragic school bus accident, Diego Lemos begins long journey to recovery
After tragic school bus accident, Diego Lemos begins long journey to recovery

After tragic school bus accident, Diego Lemos begins long journey to recovery
After tragic school bus accident, Diego Lemos begins long journey to recovery

CU ski star falls 600 feet to his death on Maroon Peak
CU ski star falls 600 feet to his death on Maroon Peak

The world can tune in to Biennial of the Americas talks
The world can tune in to Biennial of the Americas talks

Biennial’s first-year goals? Make a name, stir ideas, alter reality
Biennial's first-year goals? Make a name, stir ideas, alter reality

Biennial: Ideas, experts and audiences will collide in series of roundtables
Biennial: Ideas, experts and audiences will collide in series of roundtables

For dads who outlive kids, Father’s Day is bittersweet
For dads who outlive kids, Father's Day is bittersweet

Making two lives stronger: Brother’s adult sacrifice saves life of sibling
Making two lives stronger: Brother's adult sacrifice saves life of sibling

Denver support for Biennial celebration is growing
Denver support for Biennial celebration is growing

Recession’s reach alters lives, dynamics of Colorado families
Recession's reach alters lives, dynamics of Colorado families