The King of Valentine's Day on Access Utah

By Tom Williams

Published February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM MST

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Lonnie Anderson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is known as the "King of Valentine's Day." Every year for nearly 30 years, he has staged a grand gesture for his wife. Last year, for example, he had a street in Loving, NM, renamed in her honor and she was presented with a key to the city. This year’s big event will be in Logan and he’ll be assisted by Michael Bingham and Jump the Moon Art Studios and Gallery. We talk with Lonnie Anderson and Michael Bingham.

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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.

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