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KCPW Offering Encore Broadcasts of The Moth Radio Hour

KCPW is giving listeners a second chance to hear what the New York Times calls a “storytelling institution” - The Moth Radio Hour. Join KCPW Saturday evenings at 7 and Mondays at 6 pm beginning August 21 through September 20 for special encore broadcasts of The Moth’s spring season. The Moth… [more]

KCPW Offering Encore Broadcasts of The Moth Radio Hour KCPW Offering Encore Broadcasts of The Moth Radio Hour

KCPW Streaming Now Available on iPhones

Listen to KCPW on your iPhone and iPod Touch with the Public Radio Player iPhone application. KCPW and many other public radio stations are all available to stream on your iPhone or iPod Touch when you install the free Public Radio Player application from the iTunes App Store. Where it works: The… [more]

KCPW Streaming Now Available on iPhones KCPW Streaming Now Available on iPhones

National News (NPR)

International News (BBC)

An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser.
Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China.
A doctor in Egypt is being taken to court for carrying out an illegal operation to circumcise young girls following the death of a 13-year-old.
US Vice-President Joe Biden has spoken at a ceremony marking the end of US combat operations in Iraq.
What do Mohammad Amir's family and home-village make of his alleged involvement in a cricket betting scam?

Local News (KCPW)

Salt Lake County Kicks Off Nation’s Largest Rooftop Solar Project

The nation’s largest rooftop solar project will put 600,000 square feet of photo-voltaic panels on the roof of Salt Lake County’s Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center.

Report Says Intermountain West Could Be Energy Leader

A new report from the Brookings Institution says the research universities and renewable energy resources in the Intermountain West make it an ideal place to lead the change to renewable energy, if the federal government will invest in it more heavily.

Deseret News CEO Explains Business Changes

More than 80 full and part-time staff members at the Deseret News are being shown the door. That’s 43 percent of employees altogether. The paper’s leadership insists this is part of a bold, innovative business strategy that will prove to be successful. But if readership at the Deseret News is up for both the print and online editions, why are such dramatic cuts necessary?

Salt Lake County Concerned Over Public Safety Enforcement in City Park

Salt Lake County wants more of a say as Salt Lake City considers adopting a new plan for Parleys Historic Nature Park.

More Than 80 At Deseret News Losing Their Jobs

The Deseret News is laying off 43 percent of its workforce and moving into the Triad Center alongside KSL Television and Newsradio. But the company’s management insists its all part of an innovative business strategy, albeit one that will cause more than 80 people to lose their jobs. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson explains what’s happening.