Colette Czarnecki
News DirectorMy interest in public media began at a young age. Growing up in Michigan, I spent hours listening to radio shows on my cassette player and recording them onto tapes for imagined media projects.
Years later, while earning a degree in environmental science, I discovered "This American Life" and realized storytelling could be more than a hobby. After completing graduate studies in journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, I worked briefly for a community newspaper in Colorado before heading north to Southeast Alaska. There, I served as the news director at a public radio station in Wrangell, a remote island in a temperate rainforest, with a community of just over 2,000 residents.
As UPR’s news director, I am excited to return to the Four Corners region and work with reporters to tell impactful stories from across Utah.
Outside of work, I spend much of my time with my senior dog, Alice. Together we enjoy hiking, exploring new places and relaxing at home. I am also an avid collector of cookbooks and value staying connected with friends and family near and far.
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Constitution Party candidate Sonya Ray answered Utah Public Radio's questionnaire on why she's running for State House District 68 and what issues matter the most for her. -
Southwest Utah Public Health Department Laboratory detected E. coli in a water sample collected Oct. 20. Since then, the area has been under a water boil order until testing comes back negative. -
Forward Party challenger Annette McRae is running against Republican incumbent Ronald Winterton for Utah Senate District 20. It covers five counties: Daggett, Summit, Uintah, Wasatch, and Duchesne. -
Congressman Blake Moore prioritizes Hill Air Force Base, Great Salt Lake, agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism as important issues in northern Utah weeks before midterm election. -
Rep. Blake Moore and Democratic challenger Peter Crosby discussed where they stand on Utah's economy, tariffs, and housing affordability during Congressional District 2 debate -
Three candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Utah Congressional District 2 reveal what priorities they've heard from voters. -
Republican incumbent Blake Moore and Democratic opponent Peter Crosby are challenging each other in the Congressional District 2 election. -
The Cache Valley League of Women Voters organizes potlucks for voters to meet candidates running in current election. -
A fire burned 30 acres in Logan Canyon late Friday night. Some people didn't receive the emergency evacuation notice. And others were figuring out how to help those who did evacuate. -
A commissioner near Grand Staircase-Escalante supports the Trump administration significantly shrinking two national parks in the state. Conservationists oppose the move.
