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Born Without Legs, Athlete, Journalist, and Motivational Speaker Dave Stevens Shares His Insights

courtesy of Dave Stevens

Dave Stevens will appear in Cortez on Friday, March 2nd as part of the City of Cortez's TEZ Talks series. He'll speak to students and community members about his life story and his views on overcoming obstacles. KSJD's Austin Cope spoke with him to learn more about his background, his love for sports, and his views on how society can become more accepting. Click below to listen. 

  Full disclosure: The City of Cortez is an underwriter of KSJD. 

Austin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.
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