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by Leslie Thatcher, Roger Goldman
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.
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- 2 days ago51 min
Local News Hour | September 18, 2026
Winter Sports School Head of School Tess Miner-Farra and Assistant Head of School Megan Altman discuss the school's unique academic calendar year and an upcoming open enrollment event, Park City Councilmember Ed Parisian recaps of last night's meeting, KPCW's CEO Juliana Allely and development director Sarah Ervin give an update on the station's 2026 Summer Pledge Drive, and Wasatch Community Foundation's Kathy Carr and Tori Broughton talk about the foundation's various community initiatives and a new$10K scholarship it donated to MTECH for students in the Women Rising program.
- 3 days ago19 min
Local News Hour | September 17, 2026
Summit County Councilmember Roger Armstrong recaps Wednesday's meeting, including a discussion of a significant water deficit on the horizon from development annexations and Executive Director of Summit Community Gardens and EATS Helen Nadel and Operations and Education Manager Gabriela Chaney talk about the success of the annual Farm to Fork.
- 4 days ago18 min
Local News Hour | September 16, 2026
Park City Manager Adam Lenhard previews this week's council meeting, including a conversation about a study on the status of the affordable housing in town and its progress toward housing 15% of the city's workforce, Heber City Council Member Mike Johnston recaps Tuesday's meeting, including an update on the plans for the reimagined downtown park.
- 5 days ago16 min
Local News Hour | September 15, 2026
Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau previews Wednesday's meeting, including a review of its base budget and a five-year financial forecast. That's followed by Recycle Utah Executive Director Andy Hecht and Education Director Chelsea Hafer with an update on the organization's efforts to secure a temporary location as it builds a new home.
- 6 days ago20 min
Local News Hour | September 14, 2026
KPCW's "Local News Hour" host Leslie Thatcher announces her December retirement after more than 36 years behind the mic, Summit County Health Department Deputy Director Kendra Babitz discusses its walk-up and drive-up vaccine clinics set for early October and Heber City Manager Matt Brower previews Tuesday's council meeting including the rollback of a planned 4.2% tax increase in FY2027.
- 1 weeks ago49 min
Local News Hour | September 11, 2026
Wasatch Back resident and former New York City Fire Department battalion chief Bob Keys recalls responding to the 9/11 attacks and his somber duty to report the deaths of his two colleagues to their families, Park City Rabbi Jeff Dreifus discusses recent damage to a sign outside Temple Har Shalom ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Clay Harper, general manager of the Fox US Open Series previews the weekend's mountain bike races at Deer Valley and KPCW Executive Director and CEO Juliana Allely and Assistant Director of Development & Community Engagement Lori Morency announce the Monday start of the station's summer pledge drive.
- 1 weeks ago50 min
Local News Hour | September 10, 2026
Park City Historian Sandra Morrison previews Saturday's lecture on historic photos, sketches and personal accounts of Echo Canyon, Park City local and U.S. alpine skier Lauren Macuga talks about her return to competition after a 2025 ACL injury and Park City School District Executive Director of Teaching & Learning Amy Jenkins, Fine Arts Coordinator and Eccles Center Director Bret Hughes and Kimball Art Center's Education Director Heather Stamenov on EVA, a school-based integrative arts program.
- 1 weeks ago48 min
Local News Hour | September 9, 2026
Summit County Clubhouse Executive Director Jen O'Brien discusses how a recent Women's Giving Fund is expanding its services and member Jeff C. share how the clubhouse helped stabilize his life, Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter Director of Exhibits Hunter Klingensmith and Rose Torres with the Utah Native Plant Society preview a new exhibit focused on rare and endangered plants and Heber Valley Chamber Executive Director Dallin Koecher talks about the area's modest tourism growth over the past year,
About Local News Hour
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.
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