Today we remember a friend of Access Utah, the writer Jeff Metcalf, who died this summer. I had the privilege of interviewing him several times on the show. He was unfailingly warm, witty, open, funny and profound.
Jeff Metcalf taught at the University of Utah and was the recipient of many awards for his writing. He was the director of a nonprofit dedicated to granting underserved populations access to higher education. His books include “Requiem for the Living,” “Back Cast,” and “Wacko’s City of Fun Carnival.” He is also the author of a play “A Slight Discomfort.” In much of his work he confronted his battle with prostate cancer: the decisions about his health, the dark humor surrounding the serious situation, his emotions, his family, his determination in the face of death. We’ll miss him. We honor him today.