40 Years After His Death Two Brothers Discover The Truth About Their Father

Utah Public Radio | By Friend Weller,

Published September 22, 2015 at 3:19 PM MDT

Brothers Rich and Cory Etchberger discuss the mystery surrounding the death of their father, a national Vietnam War hero.

Friend Weller

When his dad said, “Don’t play with that old radio, you’re going to get shocked,” 10-year-old Friend Weller was certainly looking out for his own best interests. What was at the time an elementary-school-aged hobby soon turned into a life-long career decision. Friend has worked professionally for nearly three decades as a radio announcer and engineer in both commercial and public radio.

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Shalayne Smith Needham

Shalayne Smith Needham has worked at Utah Public Radio since 2000 as producer of Access Utah. She graduated from Utah State University in 1997 with a BA in Sociology, emphasis on Criminology. A Logan native, she grew up with an appreciation for the great outdoors and spends her free time photographing the Western landscape and its wildlife.

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