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Layoffs at The Salt Lake Tribune

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio

Published September 16, 2013 at 11:00 AM MDT

Thursday, The Salt Lake Tribune announced the layoff of 19 employees and a major reorganization of leadership. It's the latest in a series of cuts for Utah's largest daily newspaper, which has seen its newsroom shrink from 143 just 2 years ago to a staff of some 94 now. It's part of the Tribune's effort to stay viable as newspapers around the country struggle with subscriptions and ad revenue. Monday, we're asking what the loss of reporters in Utah means for the news that's delivered to your door.

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Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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