Doug Fabrizio | |
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Born | Bountiful, Utah |
Residence | Salt Lake City |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Utah |
Occupation | radio host at KUER-FM and TV host at KUED |
Known for | RadioWest and Utah Now |
Spouse | Alice Storm |
Doug Fabrizio (1964) 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.
Doug Fabrizio began working for KUER in 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of RadioWest, a one hour call-in show on KUER 90.1 FM in Salt Lake City. The show is also heard nationally on XM Public Radio Channel 133.[1] Doug has also been host of Utah Now, a television program on KUED. He has interviewed guests from Madeleine Albright[2] to Desmond Tutu.[3]
His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation."[4][5] Doug was also a host of NPR's Morning Edition, for which he said he was a 'terrible host'.[6] Doug was the keynote speaker for the 2010 Utah Genius event[7]