Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Bryan Burningham on Thursday's Access Utah

Publicdomainvectors.org

Our guest today is former Cache Valley resident Bryan Burningham. When he was 13, he attempted suicide, resulting in massive facial injuries and some 99 surgeries. We’ll talk about depression, suicide and resilience. Later in the program we’ll hear a report from UPR reporter Sariah Israelsen about suicide prevention efforts in Cache Valley.

A warning: this episode contains a story about a suicide attempt and depression that may be triggering for some. If you’re in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or go to https://988lifeline.org

Stay Connected
Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.