Former Digital Content Producer

Mark Oliver

Mark Oliver is a former digital content producer for KSL NewsRadio.

Politician quotes the Book of Mormon to criticize House of Representative’s only Jewish member

Todd Zenger sent out a flyer that uses a quote from the Book of Mormon to criticize Patrice Arent, the only Jewish member of the House of Representatives.
8 years ago

Science: yep, there is poop on your shoes

While there certainly is poop - and therefore, bacteria - on our shoes, scientists say the same could be said about almost everything. And your phone is even worse.
8 years ago

Mitt Romney and Jenny Wilson answer your questions

Our listeners got the chance o ask U.S. Senate candidates Mitt Romney and Jenny Wilson any question they wanted. Here's what they said.
8 years ago

OPINION: The University of Utah Police could have saved Lauren McCluskey’s life

The newly released University of Utah police report makes it clear that Lauren McCluskey's life could have been saved, Debbie Dujanovic says.
8 years ago

Can an executive order really change the 14th Amendment?

President Trump says he can end birthright citizenship, protected under the 14th Amendment, with an executive order. But does he really have that power?
8 years ago

Roots Charter High School — The school where kids learn by working on a farm

Roots Charter High School is equipped with a five-acre farm, where every lesson ends with the students applying what they’ve learned in the real world.
8 years ago

Utah offers to pay public employees to fill their prescriptions in Mexico

PEHP's Pharmacy Tourism Program offers Utah's public employees $500 and free airfare if they get their prescriptions filled in Mexico.
8 years ago

OPINION: Civility has to start with you and me

After a mail bomber and a shooting in a synagogue, our nation should be coming together. But civility won't return to the US unless we bring it back ourselves.
8 years ago

As political text messages gain popularity, is there any way to make them stop?

Political text messages may be annoying, but they're perfectly legal. All that might change, though, if a one man in Texas wins his lawsuit.
8 years ago

Snow Canyon High School comes under fire for “Men’s Week”

For the second year in a row, Snow Canyon High School’s annual Men’s Week has ended with the school filled with posters telling students that men are the “superior gender”.
8 years ago

OPINION: Our justice system failed Lauren McCluskey

Lauren McCluskey never would have died if it weren't for a series of catastrophic mistakes that ended with a sex offender on parole getting ahold of a gun.
8 years ago

Senator films himself trying marijuana, says every legislator should try it

Sen. Jim Dabakis filmed himself taking marijuana edibles at a Nevada dispensary. He says that everyone in the Utah legislature should try it.
8 years ago

Supreme Court case could allow citizens to sue social media websites that delete their posts

A Supreme Court case could pave the way for citizens to file First Amendment lawsuits against social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Google.
8 years ago

OPINION: Yelling at politicians while they eat isn’t going to change public policy

A video was released by TMZ on Saturday of a customer in a restaurant screaming into the face of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. Apparently, the man in the video disagreed with Mitch McConnell’s stances on healthcare and social security. And so he decided there was no better way to help McConnell see healthcare […]
8 years ago

A $1.6 billion jackpot has Utahns crossing state lines for lottery tickets

With the announcement that the Mega Millions lottery now has a $1.6 billion jackpot, Utahans are crossing state lines for the chance to buy lottery tickets.
8 years ago

America’s top burgers chains get an “F” for using beef with antibiotics

22 of the 25 most popular burger chains in America got an “F” on antibiotic use on the Chain Reaction scorecard. Only one burger chain in Utah passed.
8 years ago

FEC complaint against Mia Love was filed by a group tied to Mayor Ben McAdams

The FEC investigation into Mia Love started with a letter from a group with close ties to her opponent, Mayor Ben McAdams, KSL has uncovered.
8 years ago

House Speaker Greg Hughes speaks out in defense of Operation Rio Grande

The ACLU has called Operation Rio Grande a "hammer" that treats homelessness as a "nail". Rep. Greg Hughes says that's completely unfair.
8 years ago

Tuition in Utah has increased by $132 million over the past 5 years

Over the last five years, the cost of tuition in Utah has gone up by $132 million. A new audit says that our colleges aren't even justifying the increases.
8 years ago

Mia Love demands an apology from Ben McAdams

Rep. Mia Love says that she "deserves an apology" from Mayor Ben McAdams, saying his attack ads are full of claims that "he knows [are] wrong."
8 years ago

OPINION: Public education isn’t free – and Question 1 won’t be, either.

Question 1 proposes increasing gas taxes by 10¢ per gallon to help fund schools. But who will that money really come from, and how will it be used?
8 years ago

“I shot a whole family of baboons,” Idaho Fish and Game commissioner boasts

Blake Fischer, an Idaho Fish and Game commissioner, killed at least 14 exotic animals and bragged about it online. Now many are calling on his resignation.
8 years ago

Sen. Mike Lee fears Kavanaugh hearing may be a sign of things to come

Sen. Mike Lee says that Kavanaugh's confirmation was "needlessly contentious". He blames partisanship and a misunderstanding of the Supreme Court.
8 years ago

Why can’t Utah get rid of straight-ticket voting?

Utah is one of only eight states that still allow straight-ticket voting, despite multiple attempts to change the rules. Why can't we get rid of it?
8 years ago