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Join KCPW’s Dedicated Public Radio Team!

Why work in public radio? Because you bring something of value to your community, every day. Because you love the medium, know the impact that it can have, and want to see it thrive. Right now, KCPW is seeking a few talented people to join our supportive and team-oriented working environment and help advance KCPW’s…

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Final Broadcasts for ‘To The Point,’ ‘Dinner Party Download’

Two, long-running national programs on KCPW are winding down. KCRW’s To the Point is moving to podcast-only format, and the hosts of APM’s Dinner Party Download are taking on new projects. TO THE POINT This Friday (Nov. 10) marks the show’s final broadcast before Warren Olney and his team move the signature daily national public…

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One Year Later: A Six-Week Special Series

One Year Later, weekdays 4-5 pm:  A Look at Political Conversation in the Trump Era. With the departure of To the Point now final, for the next 6 weeks KCPW will be airing a daily special in our 4-5 pm hour called One Year Later, an exploration by the producers of Left, Right & Center that seeks solutions to the…

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You Make This Possible!

The on-air portion of KCPW’s Fall Pledge Drive was made possible by a host of community-minded champions.  Thanks are due to the local businesses, organizations, and individuals who contributed to the drive by sponsoring a challenge grant, providing meals for staff and volunteers, or offering other incentives to our dedicated listener-supporters. Truly, thank you for…

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A $1.7 Million Write-off and a New Chapter for Local Public Radio

KCPW has reached an agreement that significantly improves its long-term outlook. The deal restructures the 2008 loan used to purchase the station, and eliminates more than $1.7 million of long-term debt. Lauren Colucci, KCPW’s General Manager, says that the arrangement means a new day for the local news and information outlet and its listeners. “The…

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KCPW Takes Home SPJ Awards

KCPW took home honors at the Utah Headliners journalism awards banquet on June 15. The awards are given out by the regional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and KCPW is proud to have been recognized by our peers in several categories. Roger McDonough garnered first place honors in the Best General Reporting and…

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Live Conversation with Author Mary Roach

On Wednesday, June 21st, KCPW aired a live conversation with New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach. Among other things, Roach is the author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, and most recently Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. The event was sponsored by The…

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KCPW Signal Upgrade Completed

KCPW has finished a nearly two-year project that strengthens its signal and increases its broadcast range at a consolidated frequency. This means more geographic coverage and a wider audience, at one spot on the radio dial: 88.3 FM. KCPW (and the local public radio community) is grateful to those whose support helped make this important…

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Coverage from the 2017 Utah State Legislature

The 2017 Utah State Legislative Session is underway and KCPW is covering what’s happening on the hill every weekday morning. Major topics this year include air quality, alcohol policy, public lands, education spending and medical marijuana. In addition to reports from the capitol and in-studio summaries, KCPW is once again offering its Better Utah Legislative…

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Natural History Museum of Utah Lecture Series Focuses on Food

KCPW is pleased to again be the media partner for this year’s Natural History Museum of Utah Lecture Series. This year, the series turns its focus to a topic that has deep implications for human and environmental well being: food. NHMU lecturers will delve into the role of diet in human health, into population and…

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