Archives: Our Team Members
Emily Ashmead
Valerie Cameron knows movies and radio- which makes her a perfect fit for the KSL NewsRadio Movie Show team. She’s a film critic and the founder of the What to See With Val podcast. With film school credits from Salt Lake Community College and USC, she watches over 200 films per year. She’s judged 20 film festivals in the […]
5 months ago
Ike Yospe
Before joining KSL NewsRadio as a full-time host, Greg Skordas served as a criminal defense attorney and shareholder at Skordas & Caston, LLC, where he focused on criminal defense, appeals, juvenile law, police labor issues, and attorney discipline. He served as Chief Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney from 1987 to 1995, and before that worked […]
1 year ago
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Dr. Holly Richardson is a former Republican member of the Utah House. She holds a doctorate in political science, specializing in public administration and international relations. She also holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication. With 25 years of active involvement in Utah politics, Dr. Richardson brings extensive experience to her work. She currently serves […]
1 year ago
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A self-proclaimed politics and news junkie, Andy Cupp comes to KSL NewsRadio after several years working in marketing and journalism. He got his start as a TV news producer at Utah’s FOX affiliate. After a few years there, he left the industry and moved into marketing for educational institutions around the world. Eventually, his […]
1 year ago
Kira Hoffelmeyer
Heather Peterson currently serves as the producer of Utah’s Noon News and a reporter at KSL NewsRadio, and has since January 2024. Peterson, originally from California, has lived in many places since her husband is in the Air Force. They are now stationed at Hill Air Force Base, along with their three children. […]
1 year ago
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Eric Cabrera was born and raised in the San Francisco California Bay Area. Life and opportunity for education brought him to Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. On a whim as a young family, they made a move to Utah, planted roots and have remained here for 21 years. Eric is a proud girl dad […]
2 years ago
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Adam Small has been with KSL NewsRadio since September 2020. He started out anchoring weekend and nighttime newscasts before becoming a reporter for Utah’s Morning News in the fall of 2022. Since then, he has covered a wide array of stories, from floods to fires, major crimes, a presidential visit and even the earthly arrival of […]
2 years ago
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Simone has worked in multiple positions in radio and radio news throughout her broadcasting career. From Salt Lake City to Seattle, to Miami and Denver, and finally, back home to Utah. She has had the privilege of writing and anchoring news at heritage radio stations and learning from the best minds and creative talent in […]
4 years ago
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Amanda Dickson co-hosts Utah’s #1 rated morning show, Utah’s Morning News on KSL NewsRadio. Amanda also hosts the award-winning program A Woman’s View, heard Sunday mornings on KSL and via podcast. Amanda is a much sought-after speaker, inspiring and motivating groups and emceeing events for schools and non-profit organizations. She sits on the boards of the National Kidney Foundation […]
4 years ago
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Jeff fell in love with Utah when he fell in love with a Utahn. Now married for eight years, his love affair with the Beehive State continues. For most of his broadcasting career, Jeff woke-up New York City every morning on WCBS Newsradio. He reported live on the rise of Rudy Giuliani, the reign of the Yankees, […]
8 years ago
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Maria Shilaos loves her job because she learns something new every day and is able to share that information with others. Born and raised in Utah, Shilaos graduated from Olympus High School and received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Utah, As a […]
8 years ago
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My “big break” came when I was 17 and started working weekends at my small, hometown radio station. A few years prior, I was sitting in my 9th grade English class on career day when the realization came to me, “This is what I was born to do.” Radio is my passion, and that makes […]
8 years ago
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Few people, if any, can say they know traffic patterns and movies as well as our own Andy Farnsworth does. Now, you can add news to that mix. Andy has been on KSL’s airwaves since 2003 and spent nearly a decade as the state of Utah’s only airborne traffic reporter and KSL NewsRadio’s “Eye in […]
8 years ago
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Mitch Harper is a radio host of Cougar Sports Saturday and the Cougar Tracks podcast for KSL NewsRadio. Having covered the Cougars professionally since 2014, Harper has become one of the go-to voices in BYU coverage the past five years. Mitch was born in Salt Lake City and has followed Cougar sports his entire life. […]
8 years ago
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Becky Bruce joined the KSL News team on New Year’s Eve, 2007, as Executive Producer of Utah’s Afternoon News. She likes to think of herself as a pioneer — she came to Utah in a minivan, towing a U-Haul trailer some 2,000 miles across frozen prairies to get here. She loves Utah’s mountains and low […]
8 years ago
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Eric Butler is a long-time radio veteran, from the ripe-old age of 16, with most of it devoted to country music until he moved to Utah a few years ago from New Mexico. In fact, he still hosts a weekly country oldies show back in his old state and is happiest listening to some combination […]
8 years ago
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Michele received her B.A. from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, and went on to start her career in broadcasting at KSL TV. Michele was hired as a video editor in TV News as well as other special projects. Shortly after she was hired she expanded her duties to work as a broadcast graphic designer […]
8 years ago
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Dave Cawley might have been born to fly. His brother, father and grandfather have all made their livings in the cockpits of commercial aircraft. Dave decided at a young age to pursue a different path. He took the microphone instead of the yoke. Instead of starting his announcements with “this is your captain speaking,” he […]
8 years ago
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Sheryl was News Director for 15 years at KSL NewsRadio before moving to an all digital role as Director of Audience development in January of 2018. In November 2025, she returned to KSL NewsRadio as its Program Director. Sheryl is often recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association, […]
9 years ago
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Taun was raised around agriculture, and his first job was on a local farm. Since then, he has continued to work in and with the local green industry and still enjoys working directly in the soil. Educationally, Taun has a B.S. of Ornamental Horticulture and an M.S. in Plant Science. He currently is employed by […]
9 years ago
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Don Brinkerhoff began his broadcasting career in 1994 in Cedar City, where he was hired to schedule the station’s commercials and run the board for station broadcasts. It didn’t take long before he was writing newscasts and reporting on everything from the police beat to city council meetings. In 1997, Brinkerhoff was recruited to Salt […]
9 years ago
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Randall Jeppesen joined the KSL News team full-time in 2004 after doing some occasional work for the station while finishing up his college degree at BYU. During his time at KSL, Randall has won multiple regional Edward R. Murrow awards for his Radio storytelling. The awards range from the best use of sound to the […]
9 years ago
