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.
Local News Hour
Claim This Podcastby 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.
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July 28, 2026
Local News Hour | July 28, 2026
Summit County Manager Shayne Scott previews the agenda for Wednesday's council meeting, including a public hearing on Basin Recreation's impact fees, Park City Community Foundation CEO Joel Zarrow and Youth United Access Manager Junior Vieyra discuss the program's mission to provide access to sports and recreation to low-income Summit County students and Summit County Fair Manager Tyler Orgill previews the 2028 county fair, which opens Saturday with the Demolition Derby.
July 27, 2026
Local News Hour | July 27, 2026
Leadership Park City Director Sott van Hartesvelt talks about the Aug. 21 deadline to apply for Class 33, including two open house events for curious locals, Park City 9-Hole women's golf league representatives Kathy Higginson and Callaway Zuccarello preview the 3oth annual Rally for a Cure event on July 28 at Park City Golf Club and Bettina Wesemann Giese from Timpanogos Valley Theatre has all the details on Friday's opening of "Newsies Jr."
July 24, 2026
Local News Hour - July 24, 2026
Park City-based professional mountain biker and Olympian Haley Batten previews the upcoming International Cycling Union World Cup race at Soldier Hollow in September, Marvin Rust of the Wasatch County Foundation and Michael Moulton from the Heber Valley Heritage Foundation discuss the history of Pioneer Day in the county and local Rich Wyman has details on on Sunday's "Dogapalooza" event at the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. that honors his son.
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