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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Summit County Manager Shayne Scott and Communications Director Derek Siddoway discuss the Rocky Canyon Fire response and the failures in public alerts over the weekend. As of Tuesday morning, the fire has burned 13,600 acres and is 23% contained -
PLACE-PC representatives Kelly Pfaff and Tom Seitz discuss the grassroots group's Bonanza Park development petition numbers ahead of Wednesday's planning commission meeting. The group objects to the proposed mixed-use development and wants the city to pursue a different vision for the 5-acre parcel. -
Dr. Nancy Romanzi with the V Foundation shares information about its cancer research successes. Started by onetime college basketball coach and ESPN broadcaster Jim Valvano, the foundation has awarded $500 million for cancer research. -
Summit County Health Department Director Phil Bondurant has a monthly discusses the recent Rocky Canyon Fire evacuation notice fiasco, and says local should monitor local air quality during wildfires, which are producing PM2.5 and PM10 readings that can be harmful to some. -
Mountain Mediation Center Associate Director Nicole Droitsch and Director Gretchen Lee discuss the organization's 20 years of work in the community providing family and divorce services as well as settling landlord disputes. -
Park City Public Utilities Director Clint McAffee and Water Quality Manager Michelle DeHaan talk about the city's water supply which is faring "surprisingly well" in light of a dry winter and above average summer temperatures. -
Park City Events Manager Chris Phinney shares the details local need to navigate parking and traffic during the weekend's Kimball Arts Festival which opens Friday. -
OpenSnow meteorologist Alan Smith talks about the predicted Super El Niño and its implications for Utah's 2026-2027 ski season. -
Park City Speedskating's Brian Boudreau and Olympian Kristen Santos-Griswald discuss the rejuvenated club and its Learn to Race Clinic for aspiring speedskaters at the Park City Ice Arena Aug. 10. -
Summit County Councilmember Chris Robinson recaps Wednesday's meeting, including a discussion of Basin Recreation's $150 million bond proposal which is facing negative feedback due to its high cost.
