People

Al Martin is the host of Current Sports, the daily sports talk and call-in program from WKAR.  Al is also on the Current State team as a regular sports contributor and plays a key sports reporting and content...

Barbara Beers heads up on-air and direct mail fundraising campaigns for WKAR Public Media.

Brad Walker is your mid-Michigan host of All Things Considered on 90.5 and AM870 WKAR, beginning January 14. He is also producer of the WKAR Radio Reading Service.

Earle Robinson is host of AM870's weekday afternoon "Sportstalk" call-in program and reports on a wide variety of sporting events for "Morning Edition" sportscasts.

Earle began working at WKAR Radio in 1974. He came to...

Emanuele Berry is the host of Current State Weekend.

Emanuele  joined WKAR in January 2013 from Impact 89FM at Michigan State University, were she hosted a weekly radio magazine.

Emanuele interned at National Public Radio, where...

Mid-Michigan viewers know Jeanie Croope as the WKAR host whose smile lights up the TV screen during local broadcast specials and brightens the scene at events throughout our community. In her role as Communications Manager for WKAR, she is also...

Jody Knol began announcing classical music on 90.5 WKAR while a student at MSU in 1982.

After receiving his degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities--music, theater and political science--Jody worked as chief announcer for WMUK in...

Joe Linstroth is the senior producer of WKAR's Current State.

Prior to joining WKAR in January 2013, Linstroth was a producer for WBEZ -- Chicago Public Media's long-running global affairs show, Worldview<...

Kevin Lavery has been news director at WKAR since September 2006.

Just prior to coming to WKAR as news director, Lavery was a reporter at KWMU in St. Louis, Missouri, covering local politics, government, and biotechnology issues.

Mark Schwitzgoebel has been a classical music host at 90.5 WKAR since 1986. He began his broadcasting career in the News Department at WKAR Radio in 1976 after graduating from Michigan State University. Mark's love of classical music was...

Since 1980, Mr. Ottinger has been a television producer, news anchor, movie reviewer, reporter, announcer and interviewer but the on-air role he enjoys most is that of the emcee of "QuizBusters". He is pleased and honored to have been...

Peter Whorf is station manager for WKAR Radio. He also oversees the news division of WKAR Radio, and is host of What's New on WKAR.

Peter Whorf joined WKAR in August...

Scott Pohl is a general assignment news reporter and produces news features and interviews. He's also an alternate local host on NPR's "Morning Edition."

Scott has been working for WKAR since 1984. Previously, he was employed by the...

Tim Skubick is anchor and producer of the weekly public TV series "Off the Record." “Off the Record” is seen on Michigan public television stations and has an audience of 100,000 viewers each week.