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The Community Campfire
Fridays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Premiering in 2025
KPCW's newest public affairs show, The Community Campfire, is coming soon to the Wasatch Back.

  • The Community Campfire turns one year old! We celebrate with cake and laughter as we bring you stories of the year from the producers and hosts of the show.And Andrea sits down with our amazing music guru, Fresh Track Friday’s Christie Dilloway, to talk about all things music.Plus, musings from Coach Skinner’s Skinny on Sports and the musical sesh features one of our favorites from the first year — the eight-piece jazz band Slow Potion.
  • Andrea Buchanan goes behind the scenes with local business owners and gets the story of what goes on behind the glitz and glamour of the Sundance Film Festival. Then, Main Street business owners reflect on their years of Sundance. Coach Skinner chats with three members of Park City High School Wrestling. And we share interview highlights and in-studio performances by The Crooked Stuff, a band from the Bay Area with roots in Park City, that aired on The Local View with Claire Wiley.
  • Amber Johnson spotlights a small but dedicated group of women who gather year-round to do something a little wild: plunge into icy water — on purpose! Andrea Buchanan sits down with avalanche expert Chad Brackelsberg. Plus, we check the community calendar, Coach Skinner delivers the Skinny on Sports and Mitch Elliott and KPCW's resident "deadhead" Frank Lynch honor the late Bob Weir with a deep dive into the music and legacy of the Grateful Dead.
  • We sit down with Rob Sorensen, Midway’s former scoutmaster, who spent more than a decade turning muddy adventures, busted noses and sticky situations into lessons in courage, creativity and character. Then, we head to Park City’s Iron Horse District to meet the women behind Distrikt F — a shapeshifting gathering space where creativity comes to play. From pop-ups and fashion drops to photo ops, book launches and intimate events, it’s a fully modular concept built for connection, expression and commerce. Plus, The Skinny on Sports with Coach Skinner and Madeline Jaquet, and a Music Sesh with local singer-songwriter Shannon Runyon, bringing songs straight from the heart of the Wasatch Back.
  • Andrea Buchanan tells the story of music teacher and Park City legend, Christopher Taylor. Then, Amber Johnson learns how to hurl a 42-pound rock down a slick sheet of ice with the Park City Curling Club. And, a new year brings new music with an interview and in-studio performance from the self-proclaimed "sleepy-eyed songster" John Elwood Morgan.
  • This week, Andrea Buchanan gets to the bottom of Park City's annual guerilla fundraising party and martinis on the slopes. Then, Amber Johnson shares her favorite story of the year involving a devastating diagnosis, a miraculous reunion and the healing power of community. And Mitch Elliott highlights three of the musical artists we brought in-studio this year.Plus, we wrap up the year with plenty of fun facts, community events and the Campfire Kids.
  • Meet the Agnew Family, the ones behind the Christmas Meals initiative that brings together volunteers of all ages to provide meals to those in need. Then, take a journey with the owners of Indigo Highway, a boutique shop in Kimball Junction that is also donating meals, but by selling candles. And for this week’s music sesh, the band Freedog previews this weekend's Winter Solstice Experience at the Prospector Theater.
  • This week on The Community Campfire, Heber Valley’s beloved Santa and Mrs. Claus, Jeff and Tami Gray, turn red suits and real beards into a masterclass in joy and holiday magic. Then, we go behind the mic with volunteer DJ Jay Z has been spinning tunes at KPCW for about ten years. Coach Skinner and Madeline Jaquet have the latest in local sports. And local musician Kate Chanson talks about reshaping her career with a new cabaret residency at the Velvet Room on Main Street in Park City, located beneath The Cabin.
  • This week on The Community Campfire, Tracy Klein and PJ Saylor talk about the work of Fetch Cares, a non-profit whose mission is to find forever homes for the neediest population of dogs. Then, meet Park City Mountain’s snowcat groomers – the unsung heroes who work all night long, turning chaos into corduroy while the rest of us are snuggled up in bed. KPCW's Connor Thomas and Sarah Ervin check in from Park City Mountain's opening day. And writer-composer Mary Beth Maziarz and the young cast of “Flo! The Show!” talk about creating and performing an original world-premiere musical debuting at the Egyptian Youth Theatre and perform two original numbers in-studio.
  • On this week's The Community Campfire, Amber Johnson hops on the famed Heber Valley Railroad for a behind the scenes look at the festive North Pole Express.Then, Patti Gomes is a local who took up hockey at 62 and is now one of the driving engines behind the Park City's women's hockey league.And we do a deep dive into Arlo Guthrie’s cultural Thanksgiving staple, “Alice’s Restaurant," which has been played on KPCW since the early 80’s.