KPCW’s flagship news program, Local News Hour, follows NPR’s Morning edition from 8 to 9 a.m. KPCW Senior News Director Leslie Thatcher hosts Monday through Thursday and Roger Goldman hosts Fridays. Get information directly from the people making news in the Wasatch Back with live interviews every weekday.
Morning Edition & The Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher
NPR's national show Morning Edition is interspersed with the Wasatch Back's only daily local news source, live every weekday morning from 6 to 8 a.m. Whether recapping the previous night's school board meeting, informing listeners about a recent development on a government project or a feature story on a piece of local color, veteran news anchor Leslie Thatcher delivers the news that makes the Wasatch Back a community.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah's Summit and Wasatch Operations and Program Manager Thomas Tripodi discusses the urgent need for adult mentors in the Wasatch Back. -
Park City Manager Adam Lenhard and Deputy City Manager Jodi Emery preview Thursday's council meeting, including a dicussion of strategic priorities: affordability, mobility, sustainability, economic vitality, and Olympic legacy. -
Park City Ski and Snowboard Executive Director Ehlias Louis shares the details of this weekend's 54th annual gear swap at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse. -
Summit County Community Development Director Peter Barnes explains the Sinclair Westline Connect fuel pipeline project and the expected need for new easements along its route that will run through the length of the county. -
Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau previews Wednesday's council meeting, including an update on the Utah Depatment of Transportation's environmental impact study of the bypass route through the North Fields and plans for a new Jordanelle-area recrcreation site on land once used to store mine tailings. -
Summit Land Conservancy CEO Cheryl Fox annunces $15 million in new federal Farm Bill grants that will protect 8,800 acres near Coalville and Echo Reservoir.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Summit and Wasatch Operations and Program Manager Thomas Tripodi discusses the urgent need for adult mentors in the Wasatch Back, Park City Manager Adam Lenhard and Deputy City Manager Jodi Emery preview this week's city council meeting, including a dicussion of community priorities and Park City Ski and Snowboard Ex. Director Ehliahs Louis has details on this weekend's 54th annual ski swap. -
Summit County Community Development Director Peter Barnes explains the Sinclair fuel pipeline that will will run the length of the county, Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau previews Wednesday’s meeting, includuing a UDOT bypass update and Summit Land Conservancy CEO Cheryl Fox announces its receipt of a $15 million Farm Bill grant to preserve eastern county land.
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Operations Director CJ Robb has details on this weekend Adopt-A-Native-Elders Rug Show, and co-founder and owner of Abode Luxury Rentals Rachel Alday discusses her new book "Please Do Disturb."
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Taxpayer Shield PAC leader Rusty Cannon and Better Boundaries Executive Director Elizabeth Rasmussen discuss the pros and cons of Amendment B, which would set a 60% threshold for citizen inititives that raise taxes and the director, stage manager and cast members from Egyptian Youth Theater discuss their adapation of Dracula opening Nov. 6
