(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) In this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo, Jack Jones, left, culinary arts instructor at the Weber Basin Job Core in Ogden, helps Alondra Medina, Alejandro Pereez, Alan Hurtado and Seth Carroll who are students in the Utah Restaurant Association's ProStart Culinary training program, as they prepare Thanksgiving dinner for more than 1,000 families. For the past several years, the Restaurant Association has collaborated with the Salvation Army and Chartwell's Dining Services to provide the holiday meal. The Union Building Kitchen on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City.
Benjamin joined The Tribune in the fall of 2014 as an education reporter. He currently covers Utah state government and hosts "Trib Talk," the Tribune's weekly general news podcast. Benjamin is a native Utahn and an alumnus of Utah State University.