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.
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Christopher Collard of the Utah Foundation shares the findings of a new report titled, "A Tale of Two Ballots: Comparing Ranked-Choice and Simple-Plurality Voting in Utah." The report was initiated as a means of expanding the public's understanding of how the alternate voting system works and its use in a Utah pilot program. -
Steve Aderholt, race director for the annual Point 2 Point mountain bike race shares details about Saturday's event. The course takes competitors over 75 miles of area trails —- from Round Valley to the mountain tops of Deer Valley and Park City Mountain and ends at Utah Olympic Park. -
Former Park City Mayor Dana Williams talks about the local ski industry leaders who have recently died and their contributions to both the sport and the community, including TJ Lanning, Jack Dalton, Tim Brennwald and Colin Hilton. -
Michelle Kraus with Park City Showcase of Homes provides an overview of the 2026 event, including a preview of the 23 homes on display as well as a Q and A session with architects and developers at a house in Promontory. Kraus says this year's showcase features 23 homes spread across the Wasatch Back, including five in Heber. -
Serve Park City organizer Karen Marriott talks about September's annual 9/11 Day of Service to support area nonprofits and shares registration details for interested locals. -
Wasatch County School District Superintendent Garrick Peterson, recaps the August Board of Education meeting and has a report card on the start of the 2026-27 school year and the opening of the district's second high school. -
Summit County Councilmember Tonja Hanson recaps Wednesday's meeting, including discussion of the state's new high-risk map for structure vulnerable to wildfires the approval of a $1.6 million deal with Summit Land Conservancy to purchase the Four Badgers area in Oakley, preserving 10 acres of land along the Weber River. -
Park City schools superintendent Lindsay Huntsman and education board president Meredith Reed recap the board's first meeting of the 2026-2027 school year, including a report on the successful return of students to local classrooms. Teachers and staff have given positive feedback on the first week of school, including the inaugural freshman first day Aug. 19. -
Park City/Summit County Arts Council Executive Director Jocelyn Scudder previews this month's gallery stroll on Friday, along with a bevy of other end-of-summer arts and culture opportunities, including the annual Song Summit and the monthly gallery stroll -
Wasatch County Councilmember Erik Rowland discusses local opposition to Utah's preliminary municipality pilot program and possible legislative changes coming for the Military Installation Development Authority. County officials will meet with the governor's office on developer-led town issue Friday.
