Tricia Swenson

Tricia started out like most others who come to a ski town to work "for one season" and never left. She loves the mountain lifestyle and all it has to offer and she tries to take advantage of the variety of activities that are accessible in a mountain town during the winter- skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, telemark skiing, and snowshoeing. When the snow melts, Tricia shifts gears and turns to biking, kayaking, hiking, and fly-fishing. Tricia also enjoys traveling and has been fortunate enough to visit Southeast Asia, Alaska, Europe, Central America, and South America.

In addition to being the Executive Producer & Host of Good Morning Vail on TV8, Tricia was an anchor for RSN's Outdoor Updates on CNN Headline News airing in metropolitan areas across the U.S. and has reported on events and activities at many Colorado ski areas for The Weather Channel. She also interviewed many Olympic athletes for the Jeep King of the Mountain and 48 straight Ski & Snowboard Cross tours on national television. Most recently, Tricia was the host for the 2011 CBS College Sports Alt Games.

Tricia's hidden talents include driving John Deere tractors and knitting. She grew up on a farm and her summer job was driving tractors, trucks, and combines. When someone says, "My car is kind of big, are you sure you can drive it?" her favorite reply is, "I've driven things bigger than your house!" As for the knitting, Tricia and friends get together in the fall for Stitch-and-Bitch where they watch Monday Night Football and catch up on all the gossip.

Ken Hoeve

Going into his 10th season as a host of Good Morning Vail and his 20th winter as an Eagle County resident, Ken Hoeve is known for serving up broadcasts with true local knowledge as well as unbridled humor and enthusiasm. Over his two decades in the valley Ken has spent an equal amount of time on the airwaves as he has on the slopes and in the rivers. He has played host around the country for events like the Quicksilver Tahoe-Nalu, Teva Mountain Games, Reno River Festival and even the World Freestyle Kayak Championships. His passion as a whitewater kayak racer has also had him at the top of the podium at events like the class V Gore Canyon kayak race and more recently as the champion of the 2011 Royal Gorge Whitewater Festival. And with 20 years of riding the trails of Vail and Beaver Creek on his snowboard he offers TV8 viewers an "insiders" perspective to getting around the mountains by day and the villages by night. He sums up life in the mountains by simply saying "we live at the two greatest resorts on the planet and I'm honored to share my knowledge, excitement and experiences with our viewers in every broadcast".

Lynda Gustafson

Lynda grew up in Vail, Colorado and graduated with a Speech Communications degree from Colorado State University at Ft. Collins.  From there she traveled the world with the performing group "Up With People" for two years.  First as a student and cast member and then hired as part of the production/dance team.

Lynda then moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she worked in programming and operations for KUTP TV45.  After three and a half years in the desert Lynda realized that Colorado was home and relocated back to her home town, Vail.

After returning home, Lynda joined the TV8 team in February 1991 during TV8's first year of operation.  Her first job was as co-host and Beaver Creek Resort reporter.  In the fall of  1993 Lynda went on to work as the Executive Producer and Host of "Good Morning Vail" where she stayed for 15 years.  Lynda now hosts TV8's "Good Morning Vail" on a part-time basis.

In 2009, Lynda obtained her Colorado Real Estate Liscense from Colorado Mountain College.  Her license is currently with Slifer Smith and Frampton.

Outside of TV8 and Real Estate, Lynda is the Regional Development Officer for the Colorado Mountain College Foundation, serves as the event organizer for the Steadman Philippon Research Institutes summer concert event featuring Darius Rucker and is the 2011 Chair of the Vail Valley Medical Center Family Dinner Dance.

Lynda's volunteer efforts also include serving on the board of the Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group,  Red Sandstone Elementary School PTA and Vail Mountain School Raffle Coordinator.

When not working or volunteering you will find Lynda and her husband chasing their two young boys and their golden retriever.

Martha Brassel

Originally from up-state New York Martha has been in Vail, Colorado since 1997.  Having attended the University of Colorado in Boulder Martha decided that she would spend just one last winter in Colorado before graduate school.  She never went back to school and she has made Vail her home since the fateful winter of 1997.

Loving her life in Colorado Martha enjoys skiing, snowshoeing, cycling and taking hikes with her Great Pyrenees Daisy.  Managing the Vail International Dance Festival keeps her busy but she still finds time to serve on the board of directors for the Vail Valley Charitable Fund and the Millennium Society and of course, hosting Good Morning Vail on Sunday mornings.

She always has her finger on the pulse of all the activities and fundraising events in the Vail area and loves to include anyone looking to support a worthy cause and have a great time! 

Rick Messmer

Rick is a native of Colorado and has lived in the Vail Valley since 1996.  After graduating from the University of Puget Sound, he followed his passions of fly fishing and skiing and that brought him back to the mountains of his home state.  Father and son fishing trips throughout his youth taught Rick the importance of patience, persistence, and attention to detail.  These three traits he continues to use in his everyday life and in everything in which he is involved.  Rick's enthusiasm for the lifestyle available here in Eagle County is infectious.  He, his wife, and daughter call Eagle Ranch home, but he has lived in Vail, Eagle-Vail, Avon, Edwards, and Wolcott.

Rick returns again as a part of the TV-8 family as one of our Good Morning Vail Co-Hosts and Hosts throughout the winter season.  Outside of the Good Morning Vail programming, Rick has been featured on two episodes of ESPN's Fly Fishing America; host of the show Eagle Valley Outdoors; and as host a few segments of Vacation Sensations.  Rick is also the Director of Fishing Events for Teva Mountain Games.  While not doing all of the above, Rick's "real job" is in real estate where he is the Managing Broker of Prudential's Eagle Ranch Office.

Ti Diaz

Ti Diaz is a TV8 co-host for "Good Morning Vail".  Based in the stations world headquarters in Vail, Diaz joins the station as a go to correspondent for live on the mountain reports across Vail and Beaver Creek Mountain.

Diaz is a certified Snowboard Instructor and enjoys the high altitude life as a skier and snowboarder.  When the winter season shifts gears, Diaz can be found simply taking advantage of off season hiking and biking locally or being a tourist himself visiting the various small resort towns throughout Colorado.

Diaz is a long time Vail Valley local arriving much like most of others on a "2 week ski vacation" that seems to have never ended. 

Tracy Miller

Growing up from coast to coast, Tracy Miller (Kurt) took the high road to mountains of Colorado after graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1995.

Upon moving to the mountains to live the active lifestyle, Tracy utilized her degree in Communications and began a broadcasting career in radio and TV. For many years, she hosted and produced a successful radio morning show highlighting music and lifestyle, broadcasting to Eagle and Pitkin counties. Radio transitioned to non-profit work where Tracy excelled in event planning, emceeing and fundraising.

As an event planner, Tracy focused on food and parties. She then began studying food science, preparation and technique. In the summer of 2009, Tracy whimsically entered a Cooking Light magazine contest and was nationally recognized for her original, healthy meal. Tracy grew up eating healthy, being active and cooking from scratch. Her mission is to encourage people to eat fruits and vegetables at every meal.

Tracy joined the TV8 team in the winter of 2010 as an on-mountain reporter and vegetable cooking expert. Tracy is the Colorful Cook, teaching viewers how to add a pinch of color to every meal by including fresh fruits and vegetables. She shares her original recipes with viewers weekly on Good Morning Vail and hosts Elite Chef's, a culinary technique show featuring local chefs. Tracy is a cooking instructor at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards, CO. She lives in Eagle with her husband and two children.

Billy Doran

Just like the ole saying goes, "I came out for one winter to be a ski bum, that was 20 years ago", Billy started his ski bum life as a lift operator in Beaver Creek and has now lived in the Vail Valley off and on for over 21 years, enjoying everything the high country lifestyle has to offer; snowboarding, snowshoeing, mountain biking, fly fishing, hiking, camping, atving, and river sports. He spent several years in Los Angeles, living the starving actor life in a VW van, and studying at the prestigious Lost Studio in Hollywood under teachers such as Colin Firth, Bob Romanus, Meg Tilly, and Eric Stoltz, and working on-set on shows like, Seinfeld, Friends, and ER, as well as various film and stage productions. Now into his fifth year with TV8, he has carved out a rewarding niche meeting and interviewing international celebrities, super star athletes, and locals alike hosting live afternoon shows like, Off The Hill, and regular morning programming with Good Morning Vail. A true professional and always ready to jump in with both feet, he brings a unique energy and style to his work, never afraid to get dirty in the process.

When not in front of the camera, he pursues an array of interests and is often described as a modern Renaissance man, working behind the camera as a internationally published freelance photographer, working on film projects as an award-winning actor, researching the latest in outdoor photography gear as a patented inventor, and most recently, endless hours with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science hunting ancient dinosaurs and Ice-Age beasts.  Currently living in Edwards, he spends his time between the Vail Valley & South Park, here in Colorado, and a small island getaway off the coast of Belize. For more information, check out his website at www.billydoran.com.