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 episode, geologist-turned-writer Evan Howell discusses his High Country News article exploring the surprising scientific link between the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. -
In this episode, University of Utah geologist Thure Cerling discusses research showing that lead exposure has dropped dramatically over the past century — and the proof is preserved in human hair. -
Tune into Cool Science Radio Thursday at 9am. Scott and Lynn speak with:University of Utah geologist Thure Cerling discusses research showing that lead exposure has dropped dramatically over the past century — and the proof is preserved in human hair.Then, geologist-turned-writer Evan Howell discusses his High Country News article exploring the surprising scientific link between the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater in northern Arizona.Thursday at 9am -
Trauma therapist and parenting expert Maggie Nick discusses the hidden dramas often present within easy-going, dependable, high-achieving kids in her new book, "Good Kids -- Why You Suffered in Silence and How to Break the Cycle.” -
As part of The Mountain Life’s Resilient Youth series, trauma therapist and parenting expert Maggie Nick discusses her new book, “Good Kids – Why You Suffered in Silence and How to Break the Cycle.” -
University of Utah geologist William Johnson discusses the discovery of a hidden, pressurized freshwater aquifer beneath the Great Salt Lake and what it could mean for dust control and the lake’s future. (0:58)Then, economist science correspondent Matt Kaplan discusses his new book, “I Told You So!,” and the scientists who were ridiculed, sidelined or punished for advancing ideas that later proved correct. (26:32)
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University of Utah geologist William Johnson discusses the discovery of a hidden, pressurized freshwater aquifer beneath the Great Salt Lake and what it could mean for dust control and the lake’s future. -
Economist science correspondent Matt Kaplan discusses his new book, “I Told You So!,” and the scientists who were ridiculed, sidelined or punished for advancing ideas that later proved correct. -
From its roots to its future, we dive into cross-country skiing on the Wasatch Back with Nordic ski gurus Charlie Sturgis and Dave Hanscom. They talk trail access, this year’s push to keep skiing alive with low snow, and why Nordic skiing is core to the identity of a true ski town. (1:03)Then, author Jonathan Tepper presents a memoir of radical compassion as he shares his story of being raised by missionary parents in Madrid, Spain, in one of the most notorious heroin slums. His book is titled "Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction." (27:07)
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From its roots to its future, we dive into cross-country skiing on the Wasatch Back with Nordic ski gurus Charlie Sturgis and Dave Hanscom. They talk trail access, this year’s push to keep skiing alive with low snow, and why Nordic skiing is core to the identity of a true ski town.
