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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In this month's Resilient Youth segment, Dr. Travis Dorsch, founder of Utah State’s Families in Sport Lab, explores the powerful role parents, coaches, and teammates play in shaping young athletes and forming their resilience.Then, founder of Park City Yoga Collective Jenn Solomon and instructor Lauren Lockey introduce their new in-town location in Prospector and share what’s next for the local yoga community. -
In this month's Resilient Youth segment, Dr. Travis Dorsch, founder of Utah State’s Families in Sport Lab, explores the powerful role parents, coaches and teammates play in shaping young athletes and forming their resilience. -
Founder of Park City Yoga Collective Jenn Solomon and instructor Lauren Lockey introduce their new in-town location in Prospector and share what’s next for the local yoga community. -
Former CIA senior executive Steve Hirsch discusses how intelligence professionals assess emerging threats, from biological risks and food security to cyberattacks and artificial intelligence. He explores how leaders can make sound decisions amid uncertainty and prepare for crises that could affect national security.Then, University of Utah astrophysicist Grace Telford discusses new Hubble Space Telescope findings that reveal unexpectedly weak stellar winds in some of the universe's most metal-poor stars. The research could help explain how the earliest galaxies formed and evolved. -
Former CIA senior executive Steve Hirsch discusses how intelligence professionals assess emerging threats, from biological risks and food security to cyberattacks and artificial intelligence. He explores how leaders can make sound decisions amid uncertainty and prepare for crises that could affect national security. -
University of Utah astrophysicist Grace Telford discusses new Hubble Space Telescope findings that reveal unexpectedly weak stellar winds in some of the universe's most metal-poor stars. The research could help explain how the earliest galaxies formed and evolved. -
National Geographic Explorer and wilderness survival expert Chris Begley shares practical strategies from his new book, "The Emergency Playbook," for staying safe, making smart decisions and keeping calm when disaster strikes.Then, Julia Geisler of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance uncovers the climbing history of Little Cottonwood Canyon, from pioneering Alpenbock climbers to a trail that traces the legacy of the sport.
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Julia Geisler of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance uncovers the climbing history of Little Cottonwood Canyon, from pioneering Alpenbock climbers to a trail that traces the legacy of the sport. -
National Geographic Explorer and wilderness survival expert Chris Begley shares practical strategies from his new book, "The Emergency Playbook," for staying safe, making smart decisions and keeping calm when disaster strikes. -
Mark Shelhamer, former chief scientist of NASA's Human Research Program, explores the physical, psychological and engineering challenges of sending humans to Mars. He discusses what we still need to learn about long-duration spaceflight and how preparing for the journey could improve healthcare on Earth.
