Daysha Eaton
ReporterDaysha Eaton reports about religion and cultural issues, including social justice, for KUER.
In her coverage, she aims to explore how faith and spirituality shape American culture.
She covers The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as other Christian and non-Christian religions.
She holds a liberal arts degree from the Evergreen State College, and a M.A. in journalism from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Daysha got her start at Seattle public radio stations, KPLU (now KNKX) and KUOW. She also worked with several Alaska Public Radio Network member stations before coming to KUER. In addition, she has reported for NPR, PRI, and National Native News.
When she’s not in the newsroom she enjoys being outdoors, especially hiking with her Australian Shepherd dog, Lucky. She is also a certifiedyoga instructor.
She's happy to get news tips, which are best sent via email.
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Sidney Draughon’s first brush with Brigham Young University’s Honor Code Office came out of nowhere in 2015. The first semester of her freshman year was… -
The recent news that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would now allow children of LGBTQ people to be blessed and baptised came right on… -
The biggest news of the 189th General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may have been a policy change that happened before the… -
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday the rollback of a 2015 policy which restricted baptism of children of gay couples and… -
This week, the Utah Supreme Court takes on the question of whether immigrants who came to the United States illegally can work as lawyers in the… -
Religions across America are reckoning with how they address nontraditional members of their faith. The latest is the Methodist Church, which has at least… -
This week, a petition began circulating calling for the Hyde Park City to fire it’s longtime Public Works Director, Mike Grunig, who allegedly pointed a… -
Reciting from the Quran, Imam Shuaib Din’s melodious voice rang out in Arabic, in a prayer to Allah. The translation of his words were: “I seek refuge in… -
When 19-year-old Amelia Damarjian saw that Utah Gov. Gary Herbert had backed amendments to a proposed conversion therapy ban bill, she was furious.The… -
Updated 5:03 p.m. MST 3/6/19In a press conference at the Capitol Wednesday, two key supporters of legislation that would have banned conversion therapy… -
The Utah Department of Public Safety plans to revoke the certification of Brigham Young University's police force after an allegation of a botched sexual… -
Police are asking for tips from the public after a bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who is also a former Utah police officer was…
