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10/28/11: The Life of Roald Dahl

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio

Published October 27, 2011 at 7:04 PM MDT

Friday, a conversation about Roald Dahl with his biographer and friend Donald Sturrock. Dahl is of course the creator of the children's classics "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach," and his own life was as funny, dark and fascinating as the fictional worlds he created. We'll talk about his story and about his evolution as a storyteller. (Rebroadcast) Books and Music from Today's RadioWest:

Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl 15 Book Box Set (Slipcase)
From the opera The Golden Ticket
Boggis, Bunce And Bean
from Fantastic Mr. Fox
Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, "Spring" : IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

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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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