Terry Gildea

Terry Gildea comes to KUER from San Antonio where he spent four years as a reporter and host at Texas Public Radio. While at KSTX, he created, produced and hosted the station's first local talk show, The Source. He covered San Antonio's military community for the station and for NPR's Impact of War Project. Terry's features on wounded warriors, families on the home front and veterans navigating life after war have aired on Morning Edition, Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. His half-hour radio documentary exploring the burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center was honored by the Houston Press and the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters. Prior to his position in San Antonio, Terry covered Congress for two years with Capitol News Connection and Public Radio International . He holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Washington and a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Terry enjoys spending time with his wife and two young sons, fixing bicycles and rooting for his hometown Seattle Mariners.

Movies
3:56 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

Sundance Subsidy Stirs Conservative Pushback

Originally published on Tue January 22, 2013 8:48 pm

A disagreement between supporters of the Sundance Film Festival and a conservative think tank in Utah is raising questions about whether tax dollars should support the arts. The Sutherland Institute says some films screened at Sundance do not reflect Utah values.

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House & Senate Races
5:56 am
Sat September 29, 2012

Utah House Candidates Both Have The 'Right Strategy'

Originally published on Sat September 29, 2012 4:53 pm

In Utah, the state's lone Democratic congressman is in a tough battle for a seventh term. Jim Matheson's opponent, Mia Love, has the support of national GOP superstars and, if elected, would become the first black Republican woman in Congress.

In a state where only about 25 percent of residents vote as Democrats, Matheson has successfully gotten enough Republicans to vote for him and keep him in office for the past 12 years. He can trace his political roots back to his father, Scott Matheson, the state's last Democratic governor.

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Politics
2:30 pm
Sun August 26, 2012

GOP Hopes House Hopeful Will 'Change Impressions'

Credit Leah Hogsten / The Salt Lake Tribune via AP
Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love, who is running for a House seat, speaks at the Republican state convention April 21, in Sandy, Utah. Love would be the first black, female Republican elected to Congress.

Originally published on Mon August 27, 2012 7:42 pm

A Utah congressional hopeful will take the stage Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

Mia Love is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, a small Utah community, but her energy and personal story have Republicans believing she's a winner. If elected, she'd become the first black female Republican in Congress.

Perhaps Love's unofficial audition for a speaking slot in Tampa started when she took the stage at the Utah state GOP convention in April.

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Around the Nation
5:13 am
Mon June 25, 2012

Locals Watch As Romney Donors Flood Park City

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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Election 2012
6:01 am
Sun June 24, 2012

Sen. Hatch Faces 'Youth Movement' In Utah Primary

Credit Laura Seitz / AP
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist talk before a debate at KSL NewsRadio in Salt Lake City on June 15. The two face each other in the Utah Republican primary on Tuesday.

Originally published on Sun June 24, 2012 1:31 pm

The Tea Party revolution swept through Utah in 2010, when conservative favorite Mike Lee ousted three-term Republican Sen. Bob Bennett at the state party convention.

Perhaps the person watching the upset closest that day was Utah's longest-serving senator, Orrin Hatch. Now 78, Hatch is trying to keep his job in an anti-incumbent atmosphere that led to the defeat last month of his colleague Richard Lugar of Indiana.

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Election 2012
5:06 pm
Thu May 3, 2012

In Utah, GOP House Candidate Out To Make History

Credit Leah Hogsten / The Salt Lake Tribune via AP
Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love speaks at the Republican state convention April 21 in Sandy, Utah.

Originally published on Wed May 9, 2012 10:43 am

A small-town mayor in Utah is trying to make congressional history.

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