Lynn Ware Peek
Producer/ Co-HostLynn Ware Peek is a longtime voice of Park City, known for her insightful storytelling, science journalism, and community engagement. She joined KPCW in 2008, launching the beloved series Tales from the Wasatch Back, and later served as the station’s Park City beat reporter. Today, she co-hosts and produces two of KPCW’s flagship public affairs shows: The Mountain Life, focused on health and lifestyle, and Cool Science Radio, which brings cutting-edge science and technology to a broad audience.
Beyond broadcasting, Lynn held two distinct roles at Park City Municipal from 2016 to 2022, as a community engagement liaison and as a councilor on the Park City Council from 2018 to 2020. A passionate outdoorswoman, she and her husband Bob have made Park City home for decades, embracing the mountain lifestyle while working to strengthen community ties in the place they met and raised their two sons.
Whether on the airwaves or in civic life, Lynn is committed to making science accessible, storytelling personal, and community feel like home.
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Researcher and educator Erica Woolway tells us what’s happening to reading education in our country, when nearly half of Americans don’t read a single book in a year. Then, local filmmaker Jill Orschel and producer Kirsten Spalding discuss the creative process and evolving logistics of making an independent film. -
Filmmaker Jill Orschel and producer Kirsten Spalding discuss the creative process and evolving logistics of making an independent film. -
Researcher and educator Erica Woolway tells us what’s happening to reading education in our country when nearly half of Americans don’t read a single book in a year. -
Local artist Anna Evans and Natural History Museum of Utah’s community engagement manager Katie Worthen preview Community Science Night in Park City on Sept. 12, a free public event that blends art, ecology, and hands-on science exploration for all ages. Then, author and journalist David Baron discusses his new book "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America," exploring how a generation became convinced Mars was teeming with life and how that belief shaped science and culture. -
Local artist Anna Evans and Natural History Museum of Utah’s community engagement manager Katie Worthen preview Community Science Night in Park City on September 12th, a free public event that blends art, ecology and hands-on science exploration for all ages. -
Author and journalist David Baron discusses his new book "The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America," exploring how a generation became convinced Mars was teeming with life and how that belief shaped science and culture. -
Author Ted Page discusses his new book “Good Grandpa,” which describes how the role of grandparents has evolved in recent years and ways that their presence in children’s lives can be more helpful and satisfying than ever before. Then, organizational expert Vanessa Druskat dissects what makes for an “Emotionally Intelligent Team” at work and beyond, and how to help every member of a collaborative situation feel valued while creating a result that far outperforms expectations.
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Author Ted Page discusses his new book, “Good Grandpa,” which describes how the role of grandparents has evolved in recent years and ways that their presence in children’s lives can be more helpful and satisfying than ever. -
Organizational expert Vanessa Druskat dissects what makes for an “Emotionally Intelligent Team” at work and beyond and how to help every member of a collaborative situation feel valued while creating a result that far outperforms expectations. -
Journalist and author Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow explores the surprising bipartisan support for nuclear power, its ties to nuclear weapons and how environmentalists are rethinking their stance on the technology. And energy attorney Jeff Merrifield, former Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner, explains how next-generation nuclear technologies are being designed for everything from powering data centers and military bases to fueling space exploration.
