Host, Utah's Morning News

Amanda Dickson

Amanda Dickson is the co-host of Utah's Morning News and the host of A Woman's View on KSL NewsRadio. You can contact her at adickson@ksl.com.

Opinion: Boyd Matheson is our generation’s Walter Cronkite

There is an old saying that begins, "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear." Boyd Matheson brings both roles to KSL Newsradio.
5 years ago

Opinion: God bless the incredible Utah COVID-19 vaccine volunteers

Utah volunteers help to ease stress and nerves for people receiving the COVID-19 vaccine according to Amanda Dickson.
5 years ago

Opinion: The earthquake reminded me I’m not alone in my basement

It's been a year since we were all rocked by that 5.7M earthquake, and on that day, in addition to learning I needed earthquake insurance and a pair of sturdy shoes and a flashlight next to the bed, I learned that we really are connected and there for each other.
6 years ago

Opinion: The whole ‘For the People Act’ can’t have been written by the devil, can it?

You might have heard Senator Mike Lee comment on what's called the 'For the People Act,' or HB1 of the current session--and it's a big bill. 
6 years ago

Opinion: When one man’s voting rights become another’s voter fraud

In remote areas, does not allowing someone to give their ballot to someone else to turn in violate their voting rights? The Supreme Court is considering that question.
6 years ago

Opinion: I’ll take Women’s History Month, but I’d rather have six

KSL Newsradio host Amanda Dixon welcomes the beginning of Women's History Month but says more than half the U.S. population deserves more.
6 years ago

Opinion: Why what happened in Texas won’t happen in Utah

Amanda Dickson begs the question, "After watching what happened in Texas, the question for us is - could it happen in Utah?"
6 years ago

Sen. Lee “inclined to support” Merrick Garland as AG

Amanda Dickson had the chance to ask Senator Mike Lee whether he would support the nomination of Merrick Garland as Attorney General. Listen here.
6 years ago

Opinion: Understanding QAnon as folklore

Amanda Dickson writes, "I first heard about QAnon from someone I love who believes in Q. It was unsettling, to say the least, to listen to her."
6 years ago

OPINION: Dear God, I pray, I can’t breathe . . . either

As I think about the mother of George Floyd, the man who was suffocated by police in Minneapolis. I want all mothers in the world to weep for her and her unfathomable loss.
6 years ago

Opinion: My Wish List for After the Time of Coronavirus

I decided it would help my psyche if I started thinking about the things I can't wait to do as soon as the time of Coronavirus is over.
6 years ago

Opinion: Keep a Coronavirus Journal

Utah Morning News Host Amanda Dickson offers tips on keeping a coronavirus journal and explains why your family might enjoy it later years.
7 years ago

Opinion: The trick is to laugh in hard times

"If hard times are going to make you laugh... the trick is to laugh sooner... I will tell this story someday. I bet you will, too. We may even laugh."
7 years ago

Opinion: When I’m 64, or why coronavirus restrictions matter

Coronavirus restrictions are so important, but Amanda Dickson writes they also make her sad for those who are over 60 and cutoff from friends and family.
7 years ago

Opinion: Love in the time of Coronavirus

Amanda Dickson wonders how we can express our love for our fellow humans in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak. Is it time to bring back the formal bow?
7 years ago

Opinion: No fans at NCAA tourney? This is madness!

Amanda Dickson can't picture NCAA basketball without March Madness. Can you? But, she writes, it was the right - if a tough - call.
7 years ago

Opinion: Coronavirus made me change my plans

KSL NewsRadio anchor, Amanda Dickson, planned an awesome trip to Japan, only to have to cancel it due to COVID-19
7 years ago

Opinion: It’s not really the state of the union anymore

Amanda Dickson: "I couldn’t help feeling like the speech might be misnamed. It is no longer a speech on the state of our UNION." What has it become?
7 years ago