Articles tagged: Michigan Radio
with poll: 'A Prairie Home Companion' with Garrison Keillor coming to Ann Arbor
Posted: Nov 27, 2012Public-radio mainstay "A Prairie Home Companion" and host Garrison Keillor will return to Ann Arbor for a live broadcast from Hill Auditorium next year. Read more »
Michigan Radio to have 'open newsroom' at Biggby on Wednesday
Posted: Sep 11, 2012On Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 7:30-9:30 a.m., Michigan Radio’s news staff will fan out to Biggby Coffee locations across the state in an effort to engage listeners and the general public in one-on-one conversations about ... Read more »
Cynthia Canty joins Michigan Radio for new local talk show
Posted: Aug 16, 2012Cynthia CantyVeteran Detroit radio personality and Emmy Award-winning news anchor Cynthia Canty is joining Michigan Radio to host a new local, weekly talk show. "Stateside with Cynthia Canty" will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 6 from ... Read more »
NPR's popular 'Car Talk' ending production
Posted: Jun 08, 2012This story has been removed from our site after 30 days as required by our digital use agreement with the Associated Press. Read more »
Public radio's 'Marketplace Morning Report' broadcasting from Ann Arbor this week
Posted: Feb 20, 2012"Marketplace Morning Report," a nationally distributed public-radio business program, plans to broadcast from Ann Arbor this week. The American Public Media program will use Michigan Radio’s Ann Arbor studios. According to a press release, the ... Read more »
NPR's most recent 'Snap Judgment' kicks off with an Ann Arbor anecdote
Posted: Jan 23, 2012The National Public Radio show "Snap Judgment," hosted by Michigan native and U-M law school graduate Glynn Washington, began with a brief Ann Arbor-set anecdote this past week, in an episode titled, "Hand of Fate." ... Read more »
Michigan Radio, WEMU wrap up successful spring fund-raising drives
Posted: Mar 25, 2011Both of Washtenaw County's public-radio operations this week announced successful spring fund-raising drives. WEMU (89.1-FM), the public-radio station at Eastern Michigan University, recorded an all-time fund-raising record. Michigan Radio, the University of Michigan-based service that ... Read more »
As funding battles loom, WUOM, WEMU taking part in grass-roots effort to inform lawmakers about the value of public media
Posted: Feb 22, 2011Efforts to reduce — or as is now the case, eliminate — federal funding for public broadcasting are nothing new. However, current proposals to zero out the $425 million in federal support public broadcasting was ... Read more »
Michigan Radio, WEMU exceed fund-raising goals
Posted: Oct 29, 2010The public-radio operations at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University both wrapped up their fall fund drives recently, and both exceeded their goals. WEMU (89.1-FM), the public-radio station at Eastern, notched its most ... Read more »
Michigan Radio announces new 'All Things Considered' host
Posted: Aug 24, 2010New Michigan Radio "All Things Considered" host Jenn WhiteMichigan Radio has announced that Jennifer White has been named as the station's new "All Things Considered" host. White replaces Charity Nebbe, who left Michigan Radio in ... Read more »
Michigan Radio plans special series on "Muslims in Michigan"
Posted: Apr 07, 2010Michigan Radio, the public-radio service of the University of Michigan, plans to focus on Muslims in the state next week. A special public conversation is also planned as part of the effort. The series will ... Read more »
State awards smaller arts grants, leaving groups wondering how to balance budgets
Posted: Mar 31, 2010The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs announced grant awards to arts organizations across the state today, including 15 in Washtenaw County. Due to the state's ongoing budget problems, the total money awarded through ... Read more »
Michigan Radio pledge drive sets spring record
Posted: Mar 26, 2010Michigan Radio, the public-radio service at the University of Michigan, has announced it raised more than $730,000 during its just-concluded spring fund drive — a new record for the spring fundraiser. Read more »
Public-radio stations to host call-in Friday with Gov. Granholm
Posted: Mar 25, 2010Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm will take telephone calls from across the state in an exclusive live call-in show to air on Michigan Radio, and other Michigan public radio stations, this Friday, March 26, from ... Read more »
Everyday works of art inspire and renew
Posted: Jan 24, 2010I’ve always been drawn to people who create things through their imaginations and their hands—architects, builders, artists, crafts people, entrepreneurs, and planners, among others. I like to meet them in person or read their biographies ... Read more »
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