The Davis Beat

The Davis Beat


Latest Episodes

Bountiful Food Pantry Meets Growing Needs
October 12, 2022

Bountiful Food Pantry Executive Director Rebekah Anderson and Director of Services Jordan Gingrich speak to Tom Haraldsen about the growing needs of the Pantry, the generous support of the community and the upcoming (hard to believe it's already here) Sub

Chris Vanocur - Former SLC TV Reporter and author of Sander's Study - a book about his Dad
April 18, 2022

Chris Vanocur talks about his new book, Sander's Study and shares stories about his Dad's experiences as a Washington TV reporter in the 50's, 60's and 70's. He also discusses the document he received that broke-open the scandal with the 2002 Salt Lake Ci

Rebekah Anderson, Executive Director - Bountiful Food Pantry
March 25, 2022

Founded over 40 years ago in a closet, the Bountiful Community Food Pantry last year distributed over 2 million lbs of food to Davis County and North Salt Lake residents and over 111,000 Pantry Packs to Davis School District students. Rebekah Anderson tal

Chris Stewart - Utah's Second District Representative in Washington
March 09, 2022

Utah Representative Chris Stewart talks about his new book, "The Final Fight for Freedom" and his concerns about the future of the United States.

Davis Beat *Best of Class* Jodi Lunt, Director, Davis Education Foundation
February 24, 2022

Tom speaks with Jodi about her work for students-at-risk in the Davis School District and how they are one adult away from a success story.

Best of Class - Tom Speaks with two Student and Family Resources Directors from the Davis County School District
January 31, 2022

Brad Christensen, Director of Student and Family Resources and Casey Layton, Director of Responsive Services talk about how their department offers support not just to students in Davis County Schools, but to families as well. The services include mental

Beth Holbrook - UTA & The Need for Greater Transit Frequency
December 16, 2021

Beth Holbrook, UTA Broad of Trustees member, former Bountiful City Council member and past President of Utah League of Cities and Towns speaks with Tom Haraldsen about the importance of mass transit in the communities along the Wasatch Front. A recent inv

Best of Class - Chris Williams Director of Communication for Davis School District
November 27, 2021

Chris Williams helps kick-off a new series with the Davis Beat called Best of Class. He gives an update on the DOJ investigation and talks about the fantastic students and teachers in Utah's second largest school district. Tom also gives a shout-out to ex

Marcie Valdez Foundation Director at Davis Technical College
November 19, 2021

Marcie talks about the importance of technical education and its need in the local Utah economy and how Davis Technical College is expanding the only fire academy in Davis and Weber counties by building an Emergency Services Training Center for students a

Peri Kinder, Laugh and Laughter Columnist
September 30, 2021

Tom speaks with Peri Kinder about meshing together her roles as a humor columnist, Life Coach, Yoga instructor and writing as therapy and how she develops ideas for her columns.