Andrea Smardon

Andrea Smardon is a veteran journalist and audio producer. In newsrooms from Boston to Seattle, she’s worked behind the scenes as a radio producer and in front of the mic as a reporter and podcast host. Before joining KSL Podcasts, she ran her own podcast production company and was a contributor to National Public Radio, The Guardian, and US News & World Report. In her off time, she enjoys playing clarinet and accordion in a tango band, cross country skiing in the mountains of Utah with her husband, and busting a move on Nintendo’s Just Dance with her pre-teen.

Amy Donaldson

Amy Donaldson is an award-winning journalist who spent the first 28 years of her career as a print reporter covering everything from high school sports to crime and corrections. She co-hosted a high school sports radio show for 12 years and started podcasting in 2016 as the co-host of the Voices of Reason podcast. She moved to KSL Podcasts in March of 2021 where she co-hosted Talking Cold, a companion podcast to the award-winning COLD Podcast. Married with six children and five grandchildren, she is a dog lover, aspiring pickleball player, avid hiker and trail runner.