Amber Borowski Johnson
Community Engagement ManagerAmber grew up in the Canadian Rockies, where her earliest memories involve riding chairlifts in subzero temperatures. After graduating from BYU, her first job was reporting Ski Utah's epic snow totals on the radio as the "Craaaaazy Canuck." As an NPR nerd, she is excited to return to her radio roots as one of the voices behind KPCW's new show, The Community Campfire.
Amber is a longtime storyteller and community builder who spent two decades creating Colorado’s first and largest online community for moms—work that earned her the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters Association’s award for Online General Excellence. A former Denver Post columnist, she has also worked as a publicist in the tourism and nonprofit sectors and is an experienced travel writer with a deep love for the outdoors. When she’s not mountain biking, hiking or braving a cold plunge, Amber is championing the power of connection, positivity and stories that bring people together.
Amber has two fantastic young adults, two bonus exchange students and is happily married to a man obsessed with growing The Great Pumpkin.
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From addiction and abuse to new beginnings, two Heber Valley women reflect on rebuilding their lives in Part 2 of Amber Johnson's Women Rising story. Then, Julie Caldwell and her husband Kevin Luntz went to Mexico for winter break. Their son brought two friends along, but none of them ever expected to be caught up in the Mexican drug cartel violence that made world news. And Nashville songwriters Emma Zinck, Terri Jo Box, and Carlyle Griffin share campfire-style storytelling with an in-studio performance—showing how three distinct voices can blend into one shared night of songs and stories. -
From addiction and abuse to new beginnings, two Heber Valley women reflect on rebuilding their lives. -
This week on The Community Campfire, Amber Johnson shares how the Wasatch Community Foundation’s Women Rising program helps women—and communities—thrive through connection and support. Andrea Buchanan tells the story of Dena Stewart, whose persistence turned a routine mammogram into life-saving early detection. Plus, the Skinny on Sports wraps up the winter high school season, and Mountain Town Band performs live in the KPCW studio.
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Women Rising, a program of the Wasatch Community Foundation, shows how connection, vulnerability and small acts of support help women — and communities — thrive. -
On this week's The Community Campfire, Andrea brings us a story about Benny McGinnis, the Woodward Park City terrain park builder who climbs into his snowcat “War Pig” and shows how big air jumps are shaped—one careful pass at a time. Then it’s the Skinny on Sports, featuring a conversation with Park City High School coach Dave Feasler on the Miners program, the season’s biggest moments, and what it takes to build a winning culture in Park City athletics. And we close the show with musical guest Owen Quincy, who joins the campfire for a live performance and a conversation about his music, songwriting, and ties to the local scene.
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On this week's The Community Campfire, Amber Borowski Johnson shares the story of how a nurse’s compassion sparks unexpected reunions years later at the National Ability Center, proving how one act of kindness can change lives. Then, KPCW DJ Allison Williams talks radio roots and neurodiversity advocacy, Coach Skinner brings the latest high school sports, and singer-songwriter Mel Soul shares her journey from Orem open mics to a creative home in Park City.
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The Olympics are underway, and love is in the air. Amber and Andrea catch up with two couples whose love stories began at the Olympic Games—from chance encounters to lifelong partnerships, including one couple who met in Turin, Italy, 20 years ago and are now celebrating their anniversary at the Olympics in Italy where it all began.Coach Skinner and Madeline have the latest on high school basketball playoffs, swimming, and wrestling. And high-energy folk-Americana band The Last Wild Buffalo stops by the KPCW studio to share how their friendship-turned-band came together, how their sound took shape on the road, and what listeners can expect from their upcoming record.
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A chance encounter at the 2006 Winter Games in Torino sparked a love that is going strong 20 years later. -
The Community Campfire lit up KPCW in February 2025 as a podcast built on one simple idea: our community is full of great stories and great music.One year later, Andrea, Amber, Sarah, John and Mitch look back on the stories that came alive around the Campfire, a reminder that The Community Campfire is, at its core, about community voices. -
The Community Campfire turns one year old! We celebrate with cake and laughter as we bring you stories of the year from the producers and hosts of the show.And Andrea sits down with our amazing music guru, Fresh Track Friday’s Christie Dilloway, to talk about all things music.Plus, musings from Coach Skinner’s Skinny on Sports and the musical sesh features one of our favorites from the first year — the eight-piece jazz band Slow Potion.
