A native of San Francisco, California, Ken Verdoia joined the staff of KUED-TV in 1981 after serving in newspaper, radio, and television reporting positions in Utah, California, and Colorado. An honors graduate of San Jose State University in California, Ken has also studied at the University of Utah, Cambridge University in England, and the University of North Carolina. He is KUED's Senior Producer for Public Affairs.

The recipient of more than eighty regional, national, and international awards for journalistic excellence, Ken was selected in 1991 as Utah's Outstanding Young Professional in the field of Communications. In October of 1997 he was presented the Governor's Award by the Utah Humanities Council for outstanding achievement in the field of humanities.

His documentaries have been broadcast nationally by the Public Broadcasting System, and have also aired internationally. A multiple Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, and reporter, Verdoia has been recognized for outstanding public service by more than a dozen national organizations. His five-hour documentary series, Utah: The Struggle for Statehood, is one of the "most watched" programs in local public television history. His first book, by the same title, is in its second printing through the University of Utah Press.

Glen Canyon: A Dam, Water and the West is Verdoia's seventeenth documentary for public television. His next project, Fire in the Hole, will examine the labor wars that swept mining camps in the Mountain West at the turn of the century.