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Local News Hour

Local News Hour

Written by: Leslie Thatcher Roger Goldman
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 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.2026 Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Local News Hour - November 1, 2021

    Local News Hour - November 1, 2021
    Nov 1 2021
    Today’s Local News Hour guests include: President of Snowsports Industries of America Nick Sargent who talks about the manufacturing and supply chain issues that are affecting the ski industry and the holiday season, Kimball Art Center Executive Director Alday Millkien and Education Director Nancy Stokes have an update on the current and upcoming exhibits as well as education programming and the Executive Director of Christian Center of Park City Rob Harter has an update on some upcoming events.
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    55 mins
  • Local News Hour | January 2, 2026

    Local News Hour | January 2, 2026
    Jan 2 2026
    Wohali investors fend off challenges in Utah bankruptcy court, Wasatch County School District offers path to diploma for students in jail, Jonelle Fitzgerald from the Wasatch County Health Department discusses the current high levels of influenza, COVID-19 and RSV, Spencer Donovan, a hydrologist with the Utah Snow Survey Program, discusses the current winter season's moisture situation, Park City Library celebrates "Noon Year's Eve" with local families, Prop 4 repeal signatures are rolling in, Park City Mountain reopens uphilling on Homerun and Peace House Executive Director Kendra Wyckoff discusses the upcoming legislative session and the impact of state and federal funding changes on their operations.
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    50 mins
  • Local News Hour | December 31, 2025

    Local News Hour | December 31, 2025
    Dec 31 2025
    Utah Avalanche Center forecast, Wasatch County’s Luke Searle to seek Utah statehouse seat, Point-in-Time Count leaders Heather Hogue and Amanda Christensen share how residents can get involved in the annual homelessness count, Wasatch Back state parks host "first-day" New Year’s hikes, Utah Olympic Park General Manager Jamie Kimball shares an update on the park's facilities and upcoming events, Utah Avalanche Center warns skiers and riders of backcountry dangers after slides, Austin Smith from Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise talks about using snow storage as an unconventional early season snow solution, Utahns will be banned from using SNAP to buy soda starting Jan. 1 and Utah public safety offering Lyft gift cards for sober rides.
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    49 mins
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