Morning Edition & The Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher
NPR's national show Morning Edition is interspersed with Park City'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 Park City a community.
The Local News Hour follows Morning Edition and is KPCW's flagship news program, also hosted by KPCW News Director Leslie Thatcher, every weekday from 8 to 9 a.m. Get the information directly from the people who are making the news with live interviews.
Weather with the ABC Forecast Center, at 8:09 a.m. every week day is sponsored by Deer Valley.
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Live PC Give PC final update with Park City Community Foundation's Executive Director Joel Zarrow and VP of Marketing and Communications Christine Coleman recap the record-breaking $6.1 million donated during the 24-hour event. -
Summit County Health Department Director Phil Bondurant talks about current respiratory illness trends, health department facilities, local food-system resilience, and holiday mental-health resources. He says Influenza A is increasing locally and nationally and could spike in mid-December if trends continue. -
Summit County Sheriff Kacey Bates and spokesperson Skylar Talbot talks about the department's 2025 successes — including the resolution of a 1974 cold case homicide. In the coming term, Bates says she plans to launch a behviorial health unit. -
Heber City Council Member Aaron Cheatwood breaks down the council's Nov. 3 work session, including a look at an affordable housing project that would include 192 apartments. -
Park City Councilmember Tana Toly recaps Thursday's meeting, including a discussion of the city's five strategic priorities: affordability, mobility, sustainability, economic vitality, and Olympic legacy. -
Alexis Brown from the Park City Community Foundation and Meg Steele from Park City Mountain discuss "Live PC Give PC," the annual community day of online giving. In 2026, over 150 nonprofits are participating with a collective goal of raising $5.5 million from 6,800 donor -
Summit County Councilmember Tonja Hanson recaps Wednesday's meeting, including discussions on emergency food bank funding, budget priorities and a proposed oil pipeline. -
Kimball Art Center Executive Director Aldy Milliken talks about the selection of the Swiss architectural firm Herzon & de Meuron to design its new building. -
Two-time Olympian and Utah based athlete Kaylin Richardson talks about her participation in this year's Warren Miller film, "Days Off." The film is Miller's 77th and Richardson's 11th appearance. It also features Olympian Ted Ligety, pro skier Pep Fujas and locals Claudia Bouvier, Chuck Mumford and nine kids. -
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.
