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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US Ski and Snowboard's Courtney Harkins talks about the success of Team USA Olympians at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games. -
Park City Education Foundation Vice President of Advancement Jen Billow, board member Allison Zarkos and volunteer fundraising chair Noah Singer talk about the annual Running with Ed event -
Amy Wotovich, CEO of Back the Team, talks about the platform's mission to connect youth athletes with Olympians and Paralympians for mindset mentorship. -
Park City Mayor Ryan Dickey has a recap of last night's council meeting, including the approval of a realignment of Munchkin Road between Bonanza Drive and Homestake Road. -
Former Washington, D.C. homicide prosecutor Jennifer Muyskins comments on the second week of the Kouri Richins murder trial with a focus on the prosecution's effectiveness. -
Summit County Councilmember Tonja Hanson recaps Wednesday's meeting.
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The Utah Avalanche Center forecast focuses on the dangers new snow presents in the backcountry, a former Washington, D.C. homicide prosecutors assesses week two of the Kouri Richins murder trial, Park City Mayor Ryan Dickey recaps Thursday's council meeting and Back the Team CEO and founder Amy Wotovich discusses the mindset that makes an Olympian. -
A new forecast from the Utah Avalanche Center to go along with new snow, a recap of the Wednesday night Summit County Council meeting from Councilmember Tonja Hanson and Leadership Park City Director Scott van Hartesvelt previews the 2026 Leadership Symposium on March 13.
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The latest Utah Avalanche Center forecast, an update on Summit County development projects from Community Development Director Peter Barnes and Park City Mountain Ski Patroller Mike Reilly previews the 11th annual Backcountry BowWow fundraiser.
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The Utah Avalanche Center updates the backcountry forecast, KUER government reporter Hugo Rikard-Bell previews the final days of the 2026 this legislative session (4:08), and Utah Open Lands Executive Director Wendy Fisher discusses a $2 million matching grant from an anonymous donor that will support four projects.
