Hannity bringing show to Salt Lake again

Are you "Hannitized" yet? If not, you have more chances this weekend when nationally syndicated radio talk show host Sean Hannity returns to Utah.

Hannity will broadcast his radio program live from Salt Lake City's Gallivan Center today, 1-4 p.m. Hannity is heard locally on KSL, AM-1160, and the public will be able to get a close look at how his show is produced. There is no admission charge to the broadcast on the north end of the 200 South block, between State and Main streets.

Hannity will be the master of ceremonies this weekend at Saturday's "Stadium of Fire" event in LaVell Edwards Stadium at Brigham Young University.

"Utah has quickly become Sean's second home," said Rod Arquette, vice president for KSL news and programming. "He loves this area and his loyal listeners here. It's great to have him back, and it's terrific to have him do a live show for his fans. It's a great way to kick off the Fourth of July weekend."

Hannity was last in Utah in March. KSL has been airing his show since 2001.

• TWO AWARDS — KSL, AM-1160 has been honored for excellence in news broadcasting with two national Edward R. Murrow Awards.

The Radio and Television News Directors Association bestowed the national awards on KSL for having the "Best Radio Web Site" (www.ksl.com) and for the "Best Radio Feature Reporting," for a story by reporter Ben Winslow on the new trend of camping in rural Wal-Mart parking lots.

The Murrow awards are among the highest honors available to radio or TV journalists.

• RADIO HAPPENINGS — KBYU-FM will broadcast a new series that highlights the rich legacy of film music, "The Perfect Score," Saturdays at 4 p.m., beginning July 10. Each one-hour program will focus on a single movie score or a genre of scores and will include narration about the music.

For example, "Jurassic Scores" features music from dinosaur flicks, including Dino from "The Flintstones." Other titles include "In and Out of Africa," "Spies Like Music," "Alien Encounters," "Cartoon Classicals" and "Way Out Westerns." The show is produced by KBYI at BYU-Idaho.

— KSRR (AM-1400) recently streamlined its operations by being transferred to Zeta Holdings, a related company. Station manager Bob Morey still heads the company. Station format will remain the same. Sister station KCFM (FM-96.7) is also now a Zeta property, though it is leased to Lobo Radio Corp. and has a Spanish contemporary-music format.