Jon Reed
ReporterJon came to KUER by way of Los Angeles, where he was a freelance reporter and production assistant for NPR member station KCRW. He received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern California. Prior to reporting, he spent six years in the film industry as an editor and post production coordinator, and worked on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to independent documentaries. He mostly preferred the latter, until the slow gravitational pull of public radio drew him away altogether. At KUER, he covers a little bit of everything, paying special attention to quality of life issues and the economy.
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The Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday night to lift a hiring freeze on the city’s police department. It comes despite calls from some residents to defund the police and as more than 60 officers left the department last year. -
Hundreds of police officers, highway patrol and National Guard members joined forces at the Utah State Capitol Sunday, in anticipation of a potentially violent protest. But the day came and went largely without incident.
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Utah colleges are working towards improving student safety on their campuses. As KUER’s Jon Reed reports, the efforts are mainly centered at the University of Utah. But the Utah System of Higher Education is looking to expand them across the state.
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University of Utah President Ruth Watkins will be stepping down in April. She’ll be taking on a new role at Strada Education Network, a national organization focused on helping students attend and graduate college and find jobs.
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Public school teachers and staff are getting vaccinated this week. But it might not happen fast enough for Salt Lake City teachers to get a state bonus.
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The Salt Lake City School Board voted late Tuesday night to bring middle and high school students back to the classroom, but the plan is contingent on when teachers and school staff can get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Rather than slogging through the snow this year, attendees of the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals are going to be able participate from the comfort of their homes. This year, each will take place almost entirely online, with viewers able to stream films over their computers or directly to their TVs
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The next round of federal COVID relief is finally on its way. That has some Utah business owners hopeful they might just be able to outlast the pandemic. The money won’t solve all their problems though.
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The VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City got its first shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. It will distribute the 2,200 doses to frontline health care workers, but high-risk veterans are still about a month away from receiving their first doses.
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University of Utah Police Chief Rodney Chatman has been placed on administrative leave, though the details around it are still murky. Students said the lack of transparency around the issue is concerning.
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As 2020 comes to a close, KUER is remembering and highlighting the lives of some of the Utahns who died of COVID-19. William Christofferson fought in World War II and became a tireless advocate for veterans. He passed away at the age of 93 at the Salt Lake Veterans Home named in his honor.
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The first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Utah Monday to Utah Valley Regional Hospital in Provo and LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Health care workers are expecting to receive their first dose Wednesday.
