Kalen was born in Durango, CO, in 1988 and graduated from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2013 with a degree in journalism. Prior to joining BSN Denver he was editor and owner of RoundballMiningCompany.com, the ESPN TrueHoop affiliate blog of the Denver Nuggets. Kalen is a fifth generation Coloradoan and vehement advocate of the American Southwest. When not writing he prefers hiking, watching movies and reading over doing nothing.