
Ski season, Bears Ears, and child immigrants
Salt Lake Tribune reporters join us today to talk about a super El Niño coming to Utah, a mining CEO buying shares of the Bears Ears monument, and more.

Loading…

Hosted by Tom Williams · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 98 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
From its politics to its public lands to polygamy, Utah has always been fertile ground for news. Here on UPR, The Salt Lake Tribune presents a fresh way for Utahns to process the headlines. Behind the Headlines, a live weekly broadcast, examines the week’s top local stories through the eyes of reporters on the beat.Hosted by UPR's Tom Williams, a rotating panel of the state’s top journalists explain what’s happening in the Beehive State along with the hows and whys.Listeners can join the discussion by sending questions to @upraccess on Twitter or emailing upraccess@gmail.com.Behind the Headlines is brought to you through a partnership with Utah Public Radio and The Salt Lake Tribune.
Tom Williams hosts Behind the Headlines, a news show with 98 episodes published.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters join us today to talk about a super El Niño coming to Utah, a mining CEO buying shares of the Bears Ears monument, and more.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen and Megan Banta and data columnist Andy Larsen talk about the week’s top stories, including Kalshi losing in court to Utah, wildfires, and extreme heat.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen, Brooke Larsen, and Paighten Harkins join us to talk about this week's top stories, including how this dirty soda shop changed the game.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Addy Baird and Andy Larsen join to talk about the week’s top stories, including if hikers should be worried after a Utah man was killed by lightning, and more.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week's top stories, including a threatening letter from the president to Utah's lieutenant governor, and a possibly wrongly convicted man on death row.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including how Pine Valley's high wildfire risk, a controversial proposed sculpture, and the rebuke of a Davis County commissioner.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Palak Jayswal and Brooke Larsen join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about some of the stories we’ve missed on the program over the last few weeks, including the return of Glen Canyon’s once l

Salt Lake Tribune reporters discuss Utah Supreme Court justice expansions, why data center developers are drawn to Utah, and The Other Side Foundation.

Tribune reporters Tamarra Kemsley, Brooke Larsen, and Courtney Tanner talk about the week’s top stories, including Sen. Mike Lee attaching a repeal of the Roadless Rule to a federal wildfire bill.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including Gov. Spencer Cox's picks to fill new Utah Supreme Court seats and Kevin O'Leary's plans to reduce the Stratos data center size.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters discuss the LDS church tracking system, the sociology of water use, and potential slowing of data centers in one Utah county.

This week, Tom Williams talks with Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen, Tony Semerad, and Emily Anderson Stern about opinions surrounding Box Elder county's recently approved data center.

Southern Utah Tribune reporters Mark Eddington and Brooke Larsen joined UPR for a live broadcast in St. George. They talk about the top stories in southern Utah, including the Colorado River.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Samantha Moilanen and Tamarra Kemsley and data columnist Andy Larsen talk about the week’s top stories, including the meeting for the Box Elder County data center project.

Salt Lake Tribune editor Sean Means and reporter Addy Baird talk about the week’s top stories, including Box Elder County delaying a vote on a hyperscale data center, and more.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gehrke, Paighten Harkins, Addy Baird, and Jessica Schreifels, along with visual journalist Trent Nelson, talk about the week’s top stories.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Leia Larsen, Andy Larsen and Julia Jag join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the week’s top stories, including a look at why it is so expensive to fly out of SLC.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters talk about the week’s top stories, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unveiling changes to its Sunday worship services and more.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Megan Banta, Tamarra Kemsley, and Courtney Tanner talk about the week’s top stories, including soaring fuel and fertilizer prices hitting Utah farmers.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters Robert Gerhke, Sam Moilanen, and Brooke Larsen talk about the week’s top stories, including a protest against an ICE detention center planned for Salt Lake City.
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.








Behind the Headlines has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their news audience.
Behind the Headlines is hosted by Tom Williams. The show is categorised under news (government) and has published 98 episodes.
Behind the Headlines has published 98 episodes.
Behind the Headlines regularly covers news, government, commentary. It sits in the news category, with a government focus.
Behind the Headlines is accessible for guests with genuine news expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Behind the Headlines hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Behind the Headlines average 49 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.
Our data rates Behind the Headlines's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 3 days ago.