Utah Westerners

December Announcement for the Utah Westerners

January 7, 2014 at 3:48 pm kenttschanz Leave a comment

UTAH RADIO: AN INSIDERS PERSPECTIVE

DOUG WRIGHT

With a career that has spanned nearly a half-century in radio, Doug Wright has a unique perspective on Utah’s illustrious radio and broadcast history and the people who have filled the airwaves for the past 91 years. He has had the opportunity to rub shoulders with, be mentored by, and work along-side many of the men and women who shaped that very history.

Doug will share stories, memorabilia, and a behind-the-scenes view on Utah’s major broadcast accomplishments. He’ll also highlight the lives of broadcasting pioneers and other past and present professionals who have built Utah’s nationally respected radio legacy.

Public service and community involvement are important to Doug and he has long been recognized as one of the most trustworthy voices in the Intermountain West. The largest part of his more than forty years in the broadcast industry has been spent at KSL Radio and Television in Salt Lake City where faithful listeners depend on his level insight and knowledge of worldwide and local political and current events to keep them informed.

Doug is a Utah native, proud of pioneer roots tracing back to the 1840s. Raised in the Sugarhouse area of Salt Lake, Doug began his broadcast career while still a high school student. He has been honored with many awards for his professional and community efforts including induction into the Utah Broadcast Association Hall of Fame and a Marconi Award for Large Market Personality of the Year in 2010—the highest honor in the broadcast industry. He is an avid reader who loves history, coin collecting, hiking, movies, his historic home in Eureka, and, above all, his family. Married for 33 years to his wife D., they are the parents of three wonderful children.

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