Michigan Public
Michelle Jokisch Polo is a skilled reporter and producer currently working at Michigan Public. With extensive experience in bilingual journalism, Michelle served as a Bilingual Latinx Stories Reporter at WKAR at Michigan State University, where responsibilities included executive producing Michigan's first Spanish news podcast and reporting on local Latinx stories. Previous roles include Inclusion Reporter at WGVU and Project Editor at Rapid Growth Media, where significant achievements included increasing website traffic and social media following. Additionally, Michelle has provided freelance translation and interpreting services since 2014. Education includes a Master of Science in Communication from Grand Valley State University and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Gender Studies from Calvin University.
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Michigan Public
Michigan Public is the public radio station licensed to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The station airs news and information content 24 hours per day, seven days per week via five FM signals: WUOM 91.7 FM in Southeast Michigan, WFUM 91.1 FM in Flint, WRSX 91.3 FM in Port Huron, WLNZ 89.7 FM in Lansing and WVGR 104.1 FM in West Michigan. Michigan Radio’s reach is further extended via its news website, online streaming, mobile phone apps, and social media profiles. In addition to carrying daily news programming from national and international public radio news outlets, such as National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media (APM), and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BB Michigan Radio’s Corporate Sponsorship team specializes in connecting businesses and other organizations with our responsive, well-educated audience. Corporate sponsors ensure our station’s ability to provide award-winning content through their generous contributions while marketing themselves to our exclusive and loyal listeners. Corporate Sponsorship on Michigan Radio is an effective way for businesses, civic organizations, and others to promote awareness, increase event attendance, recruit staff, and much more – all while supporting a vital public service. Day in and day out, Michigan Radio is dedicated to covering the news stories that affect our lives as citizens of Michigan and helping our listeners better understand their state, nation, and world. Michigan Radio has the largest radio newsroom in the state with an awarding-winning team of reporters and news bureaus located in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Jackson, and Grand Rapids. Besides carrying a full range of programming from NPR, PRI, and the BBC, we also produce local features like ‘Stateside’ and “The Environment Report” as well as hourly newscasts, feature reports, and in-depth special news series and documentaries. Our license is held by the University of Michigan. Michigan Public broadcasts from studios in Ann Arbor, MI.