After 40 years, Doug Wright has determined to take a step to return from daily hosting. Though now not completely in retirement, Doug still hosts The Movie Show each Friday from 9 AM-12 PM.
Doug is in particular fond of fried macaroni which he makes from a recipe that calls for Swiss cheese and has been within his own family for many decades. He also makes a wicked apple pie and thinks his flaky crust recipe is the satisfactory round. He actually likes Robert Redford films, and multiple of his favorites are Jeremiah Johnson and The Natural. But he’s additionally been recognized for gravitating to some of the greater colorful Coen Brothers movies like “Oh, Brother Where Art Thou” and “The Big Lebowski.”
Doug collects many stuff (too many, in his wife’s opinion), such as books, coins, mining artifacts, historical files, old radios, and broadcast gadgets. He even collects antique bricks, which he likes to apply in making paths around his patio and house in Eureka, Utah, where he enjoys unwinding and running at the steady maintenance of his properties there. He also does a remarkable deal of community provider for the little metropolis, alongside accepting many nearby and nation-extensive invites to take part in a variety of profitable causes. Doug is an exceedingly precise auctioneer – a talent that got here oddly natural after looking at some auctions in Missouri wherein he occasionally visits along with his wife D.’s own family. He has an excellent ear for mimicking accents and doing impersonations.
With an expert heritage prominent via public provider and community involvement, Doug Wright has lengthy been identified as a rational, reliable voice on a myriad of local and national topics. Most of his over 40 years in the broadcast enterprise had been spent at KSL Radio in Salt Lake City, wherein listeners depend on his information on worldwide political and cutting-edge events to maintain them informed. Each Friday morning, Doug hosts the ever-popular KSL Movie Show, featuring movie opinions and leisure subjects.
Doug is a Utah local, happy with pioneer roots that pass again to the 1840s and his circle of relatives’ political legacy. Raised inside the Sugarhouse area, Doug began his broadcast profession whilst nevertheless in excessive college. An avid reader, his natural interest and love of records propelled him closer to his favorite interests of gathering books, cash, and ancient memorabilia. Married for over 30 years to his wife D., and they are the mother and father of 3 youngsters. Doug is a large REAL Salt Lake football fan and cheers for the University of Utah!