Did you live in Utah in 2002?
If so, you’ve probably got a memento from the Winter Olympics. A beret. A volunteer’s jacket. A Pat Bagley collectible pin.
There is one individual who is bridging the gap between Salt Lake’s 2002 Games and the 2034 Games. His lessons learned file is thick. So is his optimism about making the 2034 experience better than it was in 2002.
Fraser Bullock, current CEO and president of the 2034 Salt Lake City bid committee and former COO of the 2002 organizing committee, will receive the NewsMaker Award at our second annual NewsMakers Awards and Dinner in November.
Fraser will join us for a conversation about what went right, what could’ve gone better and what we want as we approach the 2034 Games. We’ll dive in on the big stuff, including air quality, a recent dust up with WADA over drug testing, the cost of the Games, and how we can create a lasting impact for Utahns.
“We can use the platform to do more,” Bullock told The Tribune’s Editorial Board over the summer, before Salt Lake was officially awarded the 2034 Games. “We did a lot of good…But especially with 10 years, we have the power to do even more good in the community.”
If Bullock and his team get it right, volunteerism will start in classrooms across Utah well ahead of the Games. Our air will be cleaner. Key transportation projects will receive support.
For Utah, the work starts now.
Each year at NewsMakers, we honor three groups or individuals who impact the conversations we have in Utah.
In addition to Bullock, we will celebrate the University of Utah’s Jennifer Mayer-Glenn, Special Assistant to the President for Campus-Community Partnerships & Director of University Neighborhood Partners, with the Utah Solutions Award. She works with west side communities to elevate people and practices that are building a stronger Utah.
Finally, we will honor senior managing editor David Noyce with the Tribune Service Award for his 40 years with what is now our nonprofit newsroom. David logged countless nights proofing The Tribune’s printed product before becoming a leading editor in our organization, overseeing coverage of faith, government and more.
We hope you’ll join us at NewsMakers on Nov. 21. It is a fundraising event, and by joining us you will support our efforts to bring more journalism to more people.
The Tribune’s mission is to be an essential community resource, reporting on issues that impact all Utahns. We are dedicated to holding the powerful to account, to surfacing solutions to the challenges facing Utahns, and to enriching our communities.
You can help us do this work by joining us at NewsMakers.
Tickets are available here.
