Andrea Buchanan

This week on The Community Campfire, Zachary Giddings is a passionate music teacher who believes every student brings something unique and is dedicated to guiding their musical journey.Then, Joel Zuckerman tells a story about how a routine speaking engagement became a night full of strange and funny twists.Coach Skinner talks with Jordon Stone and Kevin Hirt of the Park City Pioneers hockey team, who are playing their final two home games of the season this weekend.And, the music sesh features Claire Wiley’s interview on The Local View with the band Flight by Nothing. They are a band out of Austin, TX and they played some of their latest songs live in the KPCW studio.

Zachary Giddings is a phenomenal music teacher who brings his passion for music to the band rooms and beyond. He believes that every student brings something special to the band and loves guiding their musical journey.

This week, hear how Karen Stone turned a canceled world tour, a Kia named Karen, and a pandemic road trip into an unexpected new adventure in Park City.Then, Kristina Hoeksema has been teaching for twenty years and has touched the lives of countless children. She is the kind of 6th grade science teacher who does more than teach facts — she inspires confidence, curiosity and courage in her students. Coach Skinner and Madeline have the latest updates on local sports, baseball, and March Madness.And musician Mike Rogers tells how decades of bartending gigs, piano bars, and jam bands turned into a life built on music, community, and storytelling.

Kristina Hoeksema has been teaching for twenty years and has touched the lives of countless children. She is the kind of 6th grade science teacher who does more than teach facts - she inspires confidence, curiosity and courage in her students.

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.

Julie Caldwell and her husband Kevin Lontz 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.

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.

Dena Stewart has dense breasts. Turns out that half the population of women do as well. Her determination to not take no for an answer from her doctor turned one routine mammogram into an MRI and early detection that saved her life.

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.

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.