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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Park City Fire District Marshal Mike Owens discusses the extreme fire dangers from dry early-season conditions and offers tips for reducing the risks to local homes. -
Cathy Lanigan and Rachel Sahlman with Park City Friends of the Library preview the annual holiday weekend used book sale, which is open to members on July 3 and welcomes the public July 4. -
Hope Alliance Executive Director Diane Bernhardt and International Coordinator Lisa Mosher talk about the decision to cancel this fall's trip to Uganda given the Ebola outbreak. The Alliance has partnered with Uganda's Bowendi Community Hospital since to provide much-needed vision care. The trip the Alliance had was to train clinicians in optimized optometric care. -
Oakley Rodeo Committee chair Wade Woolstenhulme previews the 91st installment of the rodeo and discusses its history in the Wasatch Back. Always a sold out event, the Oakley Rodeo started in the 1930s as a community event that's not part of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, PRCA. -
Park City Fire Marshal Cherie Wellmon and Steve McBride, founder of Visual Max Landscape discuss the new Wildland Urban Interface ordinance and how it will impact the community. -
John Simmons, director of planning and operations and Debbie LaBelle, marketing director at Canyons Village Management Association preview the holiday weekend's Forum Festival. The annual event runs July 2-4 and features live music, nightly drone shows and family-friendly activities. -
Summit County Emergency Manager Kathryn McMullin discusses Utah's devastating fire season and how the county coordinates large-scale incidents. She emphasized the importance of emergency operation centers, resource mobilization and the impact of the drier winter on wildfire risk. -
Park City's Special Events Coordinator Christ Phinney discusses the city's Fourth of July preparations and wide-range of events, including the annual parade which is expected to draw 50,000 people. -
Utah Talons Softball Head Coach Cindy Ball-Malone and shortstop Hannah Flippen discuss the state's newest women's professional sports team. The team is in it's inaugural season after a successful touring year and is leading the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) with a 10-4 record. -
Wasatch County Fire Warden Troy Morgan and Chief Eric Hales discuss the statewide ban on fireworks, the penalties associated with violations and the prohibitions included in the Stage 2 fire restrictions in place.
