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RadioWest Films presents unique stories with a focus on Utah. Each week, we’ll present a short documentary drawing from a variety of styles: story driven, conceptual, profiles and more. It’s a place for film lovers to watch innovative storytelling and to meet Utah’s most talented filmmakers.And there are some films that we just want to keep talking about. Here's a collection of radio conversations paired with our short films. Think of it this way ... stories you hear, stories you see.

Falconer on the Edge

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio
Published July 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM MDT
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"Bolt," Thanks to Utah Falconer Howard Brinkerhoff
Brian Grimmett, KUER
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Steve Chindgren (with Jomo) and Rachel Dickinson in KUER Studios
KUER
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Jomo, Gyr/Peregrine falcon with Steve Chindgren, 2009
KUER
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Gyr/Peregrine falcon Jomo in 2009. Jomo died in 2012
KUER

Tuesday, we're profiling one of America's greatest falconers, Utah native Steve Chindgren. Chindgren spends 6 months a year practicing his ancient sport on the sage prairies of Wyoming. Biographer Rachel Dickinson says it's not just about one man's passion though. Steve Chindgren hunts grouse with his falcons - and changes brought on by the mining and the energy industries could have a dire effect on them all. Chindgren and Dickinson join Doug to talk about the book "Falconer on the Edge." (Rebroadcast)

Watch the new VideoWest documentary, Urban Falcons, directed by KUER'sBrian Grimmett.

Rachel Dickinson's book is called Falconer on the Edge: A Man, His Birds, and the Vanishing Landscape of the American West [Amazon|Indiebound]

Steve Chindgren owns Skyking Birds, which presents the World of  Flight bird show at Hogle Zooin Salt Lake City.
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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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