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The Power Of Listening On Monday's Access Utah

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StoryCorps promotes the day after Thanksgiving as a National Day of Listening, calling listening the least expensive but most meaningful gift you can give this holiday season.

On Monday’s Access Utah we’ll talk about the power of listening and present stories from Utah Downwinder Michelle Thomas; former NPS Ranger Greer Cheshire; and Wilma Angius, a 93 year old woman who died within 48 hours of recording a stunning account of her life for StoryCorps in southern Utah earlier this year. Our guests will include former StoryCorps facilitator Lisa Polito; and psychotherapist and amateur oral historian Martha Ham, who says that “stories change us.” We’ll invite you to share your story.

Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.