Jake Shapiro

Denver Sports Analyst

Jake Shapiro

About

Jake Shapiro is a sports analyst for DenverSports.com and an adjunct professor of sports media at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

A Boulder native now based in Denver, Shap has worked for the Denver Post, covering everything from the Rockies and Rapids to breaking news.

Whether it’s NBA, NFL, NWSL or NCAA, Jake is on it—reporting on major stories across Colorado. When Shap is not working, they enjoy music, art, food and the mountains.

Expertise

  • Denver Nuggets
  • Colorado Rockies
  • Colorado Buffaloes

Experience

Jake has spent over a decade in Colorado media, beginning in high school covering prep sports. Reporting for the Associated Press, the Denver Post, from being on the Colorado Rockies beat to editing the premier Colorado Rapids blog, Burgundy Wave, Shap has gotten around town. When not writing, Jake has also been a podcast host, radio voice and play-by-play announcer, VP of Media for the Boulder Collegians and a board member for North Boulder Little League. From freelance hustling to newsroom leadership, Jake has covered Colorado’s top sports stories with unmatched depth.

Education

B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and History, University of Colorado-Boulder (2018)
Boulder High School (2013)

Achievements & Awards

  • Second-Best Rockies Twitter Account by Fan Vote (2018)
  • South Stands Denver’s Best Rockies Beat Writer (2017)
  • DNVR’s Heisman for Best Staff Writer (2015)

Social Media Profiles

Watch: Albert Okwuegbunam’s touchdown puts Broncos on top in KC

Albert Okwuegbunam finally got back on the field for the Denver Broncos and he is making plays
3 years ago

Watch: Rosburg’s special teams comes through, Wilson rushes in score

Russell Wilson's Denver Broncos are leading the AFC West-best Chiefs thanks to a key special teams play and a quick strike
3 years ago

Von Miller speaks out on Broncos issues, still believes in Russell Wilson

Von Miller joined the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday and shared what kind of head coach the Denver Broncos should hire
3 years ago

Broncos players go off on social media in defense of Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson's teammates are running to his defense with the backing of the Broncos' main Twitter feed as they sound off on the media
3 years ago

Russell Wilson remains Broncos starter with Jerry Rosburg in charge

Jerry Rosburg said that the much-maligned Russell Wilson will remain the Denver Broncos starting quarterback
3 years ago

Sean Payton details his plan to fix Russell Wilson if he were Broncos coach

Russell Wilson is broken but if Sean Payton were the head coach of the Denver Broncos, could he fix the quarterback
3 years ago

Russ-O-Meter: Wilson’s worst start ever demotes him to just one of 53

Russell Wilson was really bad, his coach is now fired and Denver Broncos have two more games left, so where does Russ rate
3 years ago

Denver Broncos cast off another 2020 draft pick, waive Michael Ojemudia

The Denver Broncos continue to oust people from their organization, waiving former third-round pick Michael Ojemudia on Tuesday
3 years ago

NFL suspends Broncos’ Randy Gregory for postgame scrap in Los Angeles

The NFL is suspending a player from each team a game for violations of unsportsmanlike conduct and unnecessary roughness rules
3 years ago

Nathaniel Hackett joins ranks of the shortest coaching stints in NFL history

The Denver Broncos made history on Monday by letting go Nathaniel Hackett, making his tenure one of the shortest in NFL history
3 years ago

Broncos fire Nathaniel Hackett after disastrous 15 games

After a disastrous 4-11 start the Broncos have made the call -- Hackett is out after his offense put up pitiful numbers through 15 games
3 years ago

Oddsmakers make Broncos biggest underdogs of Week 17 in Kansas City

The Broncos looked done last weekend in LA on Christmas, so what better way to start the New Year than against the AFC West-best Chiefs
3 years ago

Watch: Aaron Gordon’s dunk of the year keeps Nuggets flying atop west

Fly high Aaron Gordon! The Denver Nuggets poster king blessed Landry Shamet on Christmas Day with an all-time jam
3 years ago

Broncos sideline has bizarre fight as Christmas Day meltdown continues

Things keep getting worse for the Denver Broncos; now they're not just losing, they're fighting on the sidelines too
3 years ago

Buffs get No. 1 wide-out transfer in the country and add another four-star

National Signing Day was just the start for Deion Sanders' Colorado Buffaloes, who have kept working since and delivered on Christmas
3 years ago

MPJ’s return looms this weekend as Nuggets will get back to full strength

Michael Porter Jr., who has missed the last 13 games with a foot injury, told reporters on Thursday that he's playing on Friday
3 years ago

Top recruit in the class of 2022, Travis Hunter, joins Coach Prime’s Buffs

Travis Hunter, the best high school player in the country a year ago, is now a CU Buff, the stud athlete announced his transfer Wednesday
3 years ago

Watch: CU Buffs’ Deion Sanders reveals a ton on Shannon Sharpe’s show

Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders sat down for a lengthy tell-all interview with Shannon Sharpe on his show Club Shay Shay
3 years ago

D-Mac’s tips for National Signing Day

It's National Signing Day and Coach Prime is bringing in some talent, plus the Nuggets got a massive win last night
3 years ago

Tracking every signing of Deion Sanders’ first class for the CU Buffs

Deion Sanders is signing his first prospects to the Colorado Buffaloes roster on Wednesday's National Signing Day, here's a look at that all
3 years ago

Former Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman in hospice with liver cancer

Hillman is in hospice because of pneumonia as he battles the cancer, according to 104.3 The Fan's Derek Wolfe and Orlando Franklin
3 years ago

Chiefs superfan may have funded his trips to road games by robbing banks

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan, known for attending many games dressed as a wolf, has been arrested for armed robbery
3 years ago

Russ-O-Meter: Wilson sits again as Denver Broncos let it Ryp

Wilson wanted to play and was even healthy enough to hit the casino over the weekend—but it's understandable why Denver played it safe
3 years ago

Colorado Rockies trade away fan favorite for minor league hurler

The Colorado Rockies shipped out Connor Joe to Pittsburg for a right-handed pitching prospect named Nick Garcia
3 years ago