RadioWest is an hour-long radio show on history, politics, arts and culture, with a focus on the western United States and especially Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

. Hosted by Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio is an American radio host and commentator. He is host of RadioWest, a popular talk show heard on KUER and XM satellite radio; RadioWest is syndicated by PRI with a focus on the western United States and especially Utah....

, it is produced at KUER. The first episode aired May 21, 2001 and was on polygamy

Polygamy

Polygamy is a marriage which includes more than two partners...

. Since then the show has hosted Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean writer with American citizenship. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the "magic realist" tradition, is famous for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts , which have been commercially successful...

 , the Dali Lama, and Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu

Desmond Mpilo Tutu is a South African activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid...

. Each winter during Sundance

Sundance

Sundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944...

, Doug interviews creators of several films shown at the show. He has local bands such as Fictionist

Fictionist

Fictionist is a indie pop rock band currently from Provo, Utah, with origins in Salt Lake City, Utah and Sacramento, CA. The band's line-up is Stuart Maxfield , Robbie Connolly , Brandon Kitterman , Jacob Jones , and Aaron Anderson...

 on RadioWest several times a year, and has a show discussing the Utah legislative session annually. RadioWest has interviews with academics and cultural figures about Mormonism

Mormonism

Mormonism is the religion practiced by Mormons, and is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. beginning in the 1820s as a form of Christian primitivism. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism gradually distinguished itself...

 on a regular basis.

RadioWest annually receives awards from the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

Society of Professional Journalists

The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...

 and the Utah Broadcaster's Association. RadioWest is well-known in Utah; for example Radio From Hell's Kerry Jackson has a 'man-crush' on Doug and RadioWest.