Andrea Buchanan

This week, Andrea sits down with Heather Manson to discuss grief and turning pain into purpose. Coach Skinner welcomes Park City Outliers hockey team General Manager Kevin McCloskey and team captain Erick Bachtle as they get set to drop the puck on a new season. And the musical sesh highlights this Friday night’s Classic Rock All Stars benefit concert at the Marquis.

In this moving episode, Heather Mansson brings her daughter Parker's love and light into the room as she shares her personal journey through loss, offering candid insights on navigating grief, finding light in the darkest moments, and learning to hold space for healing.

This week on The Community Campfire, Amber Borowski Johnson shares the remarkable story of Robin Regina, who began writing songs after heart surgery, (03:05) Andrea Buchanan goes Behind the Voices with KPCW volunteer DJ and longtime producer Ian Karr, (13:00) Coach Skinner has the Skinny on Sports, (22:46) and and singer-songwriter Randy Moser joins us for the Campfire Music Sesh. (29:51)

Ian Karr has worked in radio since college years. From New Orleans to New York City he has tons of fun stories and a wealth of experience running his own production company for forty years. He loves working on the DJ Air Force at KPCW and says the DJ booth inspires him and surprises his DJ friends because it’s so nice! Look at that view!

Andrea Buchanan sits down with Shane and Caitlin Bognaski, whose experiences as cadets on 9/11 shaped lives of military service, leadership and family. They reflect on service and sacrifice—and what the lessons of 9/11 mean for a generation, Then Amber Borowski Johnson talks with Britt Blomquist and her story of how an affordable home in Park City gave her something she never thought she could buy: time, Coach Skinner and high school sports intern Matthew Traub get the Skinny on local and national sports and finally for this weeks musical sesh revisits Sarah and Mitch's interview with local musician Madison Ware.

When 9/11 happened, Shane and Caitlin Bognaski were cadets at West Point and Wake Forest — and that single morning set the course for their lives. Andrea Buchanan sits down with the couple to talk about that day through their years of military service, marriage, and leadership, now settled in Park City. Their story is a bridge for a generation with no living memory of 9/11 — a reminder of what service, sacrifice, and leadership still mean.

This week on the Community Campfire, meet the new Utah Avalanche Center Executive Director Naz Kirth (02:13), go “Behind the Voices” with Recycle Utah’s Andy Hecht (10:23), Coach Skinner introduces new Park City boys lacrosse head coach Kyle Hartzell (21:16), and singer-songwriter Jack Wakely joins the Musical Sesh with two original songs performed live in the KPCW studio (30:11).

Andy Hecht shares his transition from 17 years in Sundance operations to leading Recycle Utah, guided by his Rotary essay on how empathy and service build real community. He also highlights Recycle Utah's move to a larger Paintbrush Way facility, designed to quadruple its processing capacity for Summit County.

This week, Amber Borowski Johnson introduces us to Motherhood Circle, a growing community event connecting new moms with everything from healthcare and childcare resources to diapers, car seats and, most importantly, one another.Then, Andrea Buchanan goes Behind the Voices with Sally Tauber of Peace House to learn how the organization has grown from a small, undisclosed shelter into a comprehensive campus providing safety, housing and support for survivors and their families.Coach Skinner and high school sports intern Mathew Traub have the skinny on local and national sports.And this week’s Musical Sesh features local singer-songwriter Hana Kamler who shares how she balances a day job in banking with a growing music career. She performs her original songs “Under the Weather” and “Hold Me in the Kitchen” in the KPCW studio.

Andrea Buchanan goes Behind the Voices with Sally Tauber of Peace House to learn how the organization has grown from a small, undisclosed shelter into a comprehensive campus providing safety, housing and support for survivors and their families.