Press Release

KUER is proud to announce that local Morning Edition host and reporter Ciara Hulet has received a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

KUER is pleased to share that its newsroom has received 30 awards in the first half of 2026.

Maria O’Mara received the Community Catalyst Award from WE RISE for her visionary leadership and launch of Avanza 88.3 FM — Utah’s first bilingual public radio station — and amplifying Latino voices in public media.

Southern Utah Reporter David Condos has received the national Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Writing

KUER is pleased to share that its newsroom and flagship interview show “RadioWest” have received 42 journalism awards so far this year.

Fans of NPR’s online video series “Tiny Desk Concerts” can now enjoy some of their favorite music on a weekly hour-long radio broadcast program launching on Avanza 88.3 Fridays at 6 p.m., with sister station KUER NPR Utah airing it on Saturdays at 6 p.m.

KUER is thrilled to announce that assistant news director Caroline Ballard has been named a Rising Star by Current, a non-profit news organization that covers public media in the United States.

KUER is pleased to share that its newsroom and flagship interview show “RadioWest” received numerous journalism awards so far this year.

The new bilingual radio station owned by the University of Utah has announced its program director. Edgar Zuniga will lead KUUB (formerly KCPW) beginning July 1. Sister stations PBS Utah and KUER, also licensed to the University, acquired the 88.3 frequency from Wasatch Public Media in October 2023.

KUER is pleased to announce it has been selected as a Report for America host newsroom partner and will add a dedicated Ogden-based reporter in the summer of 2024.

KUER and PBS Utah, with support from their license holder, the University of Utah, will acquire the 88.3 FM frequency license from KCPW’s owner, Wasatch Public Media.