Salt Lake’s Unknown Power Players
Behind every sweeping decision affecting our day-to-day lives is a table full of unfamiliar yet influential faces. In part one of a two-part series, host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means introduce four powerful Salt Lakers you’ve probably never heard of and explore their impact in our communities.
Resources and references:
- Did You Blink and Miss This Change to How We Choose Judges? [City Cast Salt Lake]
- How Would Salt Lake Fare in a Recession? [City Cast Salt Lake]
- Wunderkind takes over LHM Sports & Entertainment, years after Miller hired him in an elevator [Deseret News]
- Vision for the Future with Ryan Starks [Silicon Slopes]
- Directing SLC with a careful touch: Cindy Gust-Jenson takes nonpartisan approach to guiding City Hall [Salt Lake Tribune]
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