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Read stories of WKAR value from your community! See how your neighbors feel about WKAR and what our programming and community engagement mean to them. From radio listeners to tv watchers, they shared their perspective on how WKAR impacts their daily lives.
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Tue May 6 at 6:30p WKAR Studios | A conversation about the power of public media, the work we do, and how you can help shape its future. -
As Congress prepares to vote on the issue of federal funding for public media, the most important voices that will influence the decisions of lawmakers are yours. -
Federal funding for public media is at risk – this is why we need to save it.
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Steve Carmody/Michigan PublicThe Michigan Statewide Infrastructure Workforce Plan is a framework for creating and enhancing job opportunities and training programs to meet Michigan's critical infrastructure needs. -
Courtesy/Meridian TownshipFarmers markets in the Greater Lansing area return throughout May and June.
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Women anglers for Walleye, food plots, and Bragging Board! -
Topic: Haley Stevens to run for U.S. Senate. Guest: Brandt Iden, Gov. Affairs, Fanatics Sportsbook. -
Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer, Alise Alousi, and Charisma Holly. -
PBS NewsPBS News coverage of the funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica. From Saturday, April 26.
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Today’s radio programming is made possible in part by a contribution in memory of Susanne Yates Jones. “Thank you for the wonderful life I miss you everyday.”
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On this day in 1926: The Ford Motor Company became one of the first in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour workweek for automotive factory workers. This decision, made in 1922, aimed to promote a better home life for employees. Edsel Ford, company president, emphasized the importance of rest and recreation for a proper work-life balance.
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The Mason Orchestral Society's Sunday concert will include an original piece written by a Lansing composer and music from "Star Wars."
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- MSU IPPSR State of the State podcast focuses on trade and tariffs
- Shawn Turner on the power of public media, the work WKAR does, and how you can help shape its future
- MSU USAID projects terminated by the Trump administration
- Tom Izzo on the “unprecedented crazy times” in college athletics
- State of the State podcast examines Michiganders’ attitudes toward recycling