Mary Heers
Volunteer ProducerMary got hooked on oral histories while visiting Ellis Island and hearing the recorded voices of immigrants that had passed through. StoryCorps drew her to UPR. After she retired from teaching at Preston High, she walked into the station and said she wanted to help. Kerry put her to work taking the best 3 minutes out of the 30 minute interviews recorded in Vernal. Passion kicked in. Mary went on to collect more and more stories and return them to the community on UPR's radio waves. Major credits to date: Utah Works, One Small Step, and the award winning documentary Ride the Rails.
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William Logan Hebner tells Joan Cordova about his experience with a supernatural vision and how it has affected his outlook. They share their thoughts on silence, nature, and perception. -
Ronin and Taylor Salazar interview Ronin's grandpa, Mike Rothwell, and share their favorite memories together, along with challenges, and how all of it brought them to a fresh start in Utah. -
Kathleen Kavarra Corr takes her friend Bernadette Cole on a mystery journey explaining an active issue with one of our national parks. -
Mary Heers cames face to face with local reindeer and shares the fascinating facts she learned. -
David and Cindy Cordero have a lifetime of giving back. They share memories of volunteering together, as a family, and separately over the years. -
In St. George, Gina and Steven Poole talk about how their lives have changed since his diagnosis, and their search for an organ donor. -
Elizabeth Wilson and Janet Meadows recount the story of their family persevering and rising above challenges as they came to live in St. George, Utah. -
Longtime friends James Oscarson and Rich Guy met at StoryCorps in St. George and then took off in a self-driving Tesla to discuss their lives, friendship, and worldviews. -
German POW’s in Cache Valley? This led me to ask more questions. I found out in 1945 there were close to 400 German POWs living in tents in a work camp at the Cache Valley Fairgrounds. -
Hans Glassmann and Wendy Womack discuss their experiences making documentary films and what drives each of them.
