If there is one thing Chris Dempsey knows well, it’s Colorado sports.
The Denver native is a lifelong resident of the state and has covered athletics at all levels in the state for decades. After rising to prominence with the Denver Post, Altitude Sports hired Dempsey in 2017. He became the first African-American analyst on the network, building on Maya Starks’ trailblazing run as a host on Altitude between 2008 and 2015.
Dempsey understands the significance of the platform he has as he is able to share his well-respected perspective in the Rocky Mountain region.
“When I got out of college [CU Boulder], there were a couple of other African-American writers [in this market], but I remember players coming up to me and saying, ‘It’s nice to see a familiar looking face, someone that looks like you,’” Dempsey told Nuggets.