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Karen Land Cranford is a writer, book narrator, editor and photographer.
She has been a radio personality, a news director, and a tv news anchor for an ABC affiliated television station.
Karen won numerous awards for her writing, news, and commercials during her 12 years in broadcasting. She’s also been a book narrator for the Colorado Talking Book Library for the Blind the past 6 years and has narrated everything from self-help books to novel series.
She’s done extensive historical writing with a few of them being award winners. She also pens human interest, food and medical pieces. And occasionally she gets a photo or two published.
Karen was also Miss Colorado 1976.
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Articles
These are articles I’ve written over the years for various magazines like Prevention, Yippy Yi Yea Western Lifestyles, Country Folk Art, Independent Living, Historically Jeffco, and Red Rock Views.
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Narrations
These are samples of TV and radio commercials, on-air work as a DJ and news anchor, as well as book narrations.