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.
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June 15, 2025
In Denver, Colorado, protests took on a more festive air on Saturday, June 14. Still, thousands of people showed up for the “No Kings” protests to express their displeasure with the Trump administration’s policies amid the immigration crackdown across the country. CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports.
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June 7, 2025
The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has announced plans to address the harm caused by that city’s 1921 Race Massacre.
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June 4, 2025
The suspect in Sunday’s attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, has been charged with a federal hate crime, several felonies, and is being held on a $10 million bond.Court documents say Mohamed Sabry Soliman planned the attack using makeshift incendiary devices for more than a […]
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June 1, 2025
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill creating a national monument honoring a race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hundreds of Black residents died during the two-day slaughter back in 1921 which destroyed an entire Black section of the city. More than a century later, a […]
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May 21, 2025
The U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot says it plans to keep most of its prices stable in the wake of Trump administration tariffs. But a new survey by insurance company Allianz found more than half of all U.S. companies say they will have no […]
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May 19, 2025
Tariffs are part of the Trump Administration’s attempt to revitalize American manufacturing, giving incentive to bring more of that kind of work back home. But is that “reshoring” plan realistic? CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy takes a closer look.
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February 28, 2025
One month into the Trump Administration, tensions in many immigrant communities in the U.S. remain high. Denver, Colorado, is one of many cities on the administration’s radar. Residents there are preparing for more raids and fighting back against new immigration proposals and policies. CGTN’s Hendrik […]
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February 7, 2025
A Colorado aerospace company has been aiming to resume commercial supersonic air travel for the past decade. Those flights ended when the last commercial supersonic jet, the Concorde, shut down in 2003. Today their goal is one step closer to fruition after they were […]
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January 31, 2025
A number of the passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed earlier this week near Washington, D.C. were athletes returning from a figure skating competition and training in the state of Kansas. This tragic loss has hit the figure skating community hard. CGTN’s Hendrik […]
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January 23, 2025
The respiratory virus season is in full swing in the U.S.
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