Kirsten Swanson
Weekend Host | ProducerI grew up just down the hill from USU, in Smithfield Utah and I started listening to Utah Public Radio as a child. I then became part of the UPR team in college.
Here, I host Saturday mornings, occasional weekday mornings, and also work on programming including Wintersongs, Utah StoryCorps, the weekly program Jazz Time, and the Community Calendar.
I appreciate being able to share Utah news, events, and talent with the rest of our audience.
Aside from my work, I enjoy gardening, square dancing, and spending time with my witty and intelligent family.
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Brent Cook, a geologist with experience in 70 countries, discusses his career and insights with StoryCorps in Springdale, Utah. -
Steven Montgomery shares his passions and hopes for the future with his longtime friend and care provider Karen Willmott. -
Emma Hahn and her grandparents talk about their lives, from her grandfather's growing up years in Delphos Ohio, to the present day. Pat and Bob Kill live part time in South Bend Indiana, and part time in St. George, Utah. -
Kay and Arnold Martinez talk about his background and their shared experiences in Germany as father and daughter and the ways their life on the go shaped Kay's own way of life. -
Jeannie Schroeder, a participant in the Turn program for disabled individuals, discusses her independent living and the support she receives from the program with her friend Brittnee Goldsberry. -
Kim Lake and her son Justin Tuft share how their lives both changed after Justin's traumatic brain injury, and what it looks like twenty years later. -
Laura Hirschi and Fred Walker talk infusing their work together with fun, and how they believe relationships are at the heart of doing business in Southern Utah. -
Ed Andrechak and Karen Goodfellow came to the West with other plans, but quickly became advocates and activists for responsible water use. -
Charlotte Williams relates how she met her husband of seventy-five years, and how her love of learning revealed additional gifts after rearing her family. -
Morgan and Micah Barrick share their own journeys discovering their queer identities, leaving their religion, and finding a safe haven together.
