Hendrick Sybrandy

Hendrik Sybrandy

Hendrik Sybrandy became the first correspondent for CGTN’s Denver Bureau in February, 2014. Prior to joining the network, he spent 30 years reporting for six local news stations around the U.S. (in Sioux Falls, S.D., San Antonio, Baltimore, Indianapolis and Denver). 

Sybrandy has covered major national stories (the Columbine High School massacre, the Aurora theater shootings, the Columbia shuttle disaster, the Oklahoma City bombing trials, the L.A. earthquake and the O.J. Simpson and Rodney King trials), international stories (peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and Kosovo) and been in the middle of blizzards, fires and floods as well. He enjoys reporting on issues like politics, immigration, the environment and the economy, space and technology. He’s won two Emmy awards for his efforts.

Sybrandy has a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University and has taught T.V. news at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Follow Hendrik Sybrandy on Twitter @hsybrandy

STORIES BY HENDRIK SYBRANDY

May 11, 2023

Content creators talk about the cost of the TikTok ban

Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, claiming it’s a national security threat. However, a number of tech companies and content creators say banning the app nationwide would cost them a valuable platform and money.   Read More...
May 4, 2023

History of abusive conditions at Native American school

For 75 years, the Tulalip Indian Boarding School was a mainstay in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States And according to the U.S. Interior Department, it was also one of hundreds of boarding schools that often subjected Native American children to abusive conditions. […] Read More...
April 28, 2023

Indigenous boarding school abuse hearing

  For 75 years, the Tulalip Indian Boarding School was a mainstay in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. and according to the U.S. Interior Department, it was also one of hundreds of boarding schools that often subjected Native American children to abusive conditions. […] Read More...
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