WMUK's General Manager To Retire
WMUK General Manager Gordon Bolar is set to retire on June 30th of this year. Bolar has been the station's general manager for more than five years. Before that he served five years as development...
View ArticleWMUK's Robbie Feinberg To Leave For Maine Public Broadcasting
Business reporter and Arts & More co-producer Robbie Feinberg has accepted a new job as a reporter with a new education reporting initiative at the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Feinberg grew...
View ArticleMeet WMUK's General Manager Candidates
The three finalists for the WMUK general manager position are Anders Dahlberg, Klay Woodworth, and Stephen Williams. All of the finalists will do public presentations.
View ArticleCelebrate Our 65th Anniversary At Bell's Brewery
WMUK is celebrating 65 years of service to our region, and Bell's is throwing the party! Come celebrate turning 65 with us at Bell's Brewery in downtown Kalamazoo on Wednesday May 18th.
View ArticleWMUK Hires New General Manager
Stephen Williams will replace WMUK's retiring general manager Gordon Bolar starting July 1st. Since 2011, Williams has served as the general manager for WESM, a public radio station in Princess Anne,...
View ArticleNew WMU Development VP Tim Terrentine Pitches for Public Radio
Western Michigan University's new fundraising chief Tim Terrentine made his pledge to WMUK this morning in a live interview with General Manager Stephen Williams, and urged listeners to donate to the...
View ArticleWMU Professor Participates in IQ2 Debate
On March 1, Intelligence 2 Debates will offer a program on charter schools. Gary Miron, Professor in Evaluation, Measurement, and Research at Western Michigan University, will be arguing for the motion...
View ArticleWMUK Music Wins Two MAB Awards
WMUK received two Broadcast Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for 2016.
View ArticleBattle Creek City Commission Forum October 16th
WMUK and the Battle Creek Enquirer are co-sponsoring a forum for Battle Creek City Commission candidates. Join us at Kellogg Community College ’s Binda Performing Arts Center on Monday October 16th...
View ArticleWMUK Wins MAB Broadcast Excellence Honors
Western Michigan University's National Public Radio station WMUK 102.1 FM was recognized for broadcasting excellence, receiving three awards in this category from the Michigan Association of...
View ArticleUpdate: WMUK on, but Western's main campus closed until 10 am
We're back on the air! So are our streaming services for WMUK-1, WMUK-2 and Park & Westnedge. Power has returned to all of the Kalamazoo campus of Western Michigan University as well, where we are...
View ArticleRebecca Thiele Leaves WMUK
Early in 2012, a promising young journalist joined WMUK's local news team pretty much straight out of college. In the six years since then, Rebecca Thiele has become the producer and host of Arts &...
View ArticleWMUK Wins National News Awards
WMUK's news department has been recognized by Public Radio News Director's Inc . At PRNDI's annual meeting in Philadelphia on June 22-23, 2018, WMUK received four national awards in Division B for...
View ArticleGet the WMUK App
WMUK has programming available for your smart phone or device. The free WMUK App is at both Google Play and the iTunes store. We also provide programming on NPR One and Apple Music .
View ArticleWMUK Wins Five MAB Awards For Public Radio
WMUK took home five Michigan Association of Broadcasters ' Broadcast Excellence Awards for public radio stations. The station also received three merit awards.
View ArticleJazz Host Bob Parlocha Passes Away At Age 77
WMUK and the WFMT Radio Network wish to share with you the very sad news that long-time syndicated radio host Bob Parlocha passed away unexpectedly Sunday afternoon. Parlocha died of a heart attack and...
View ArticleWMUK Wins Three PRNDI Awards For 2014
For the second year in a row, WMUK has taken home more than one prize from the PRNDI Awards . PRNDI stands for the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated. The station won second place in three...
View ArticleStoryCorps OutLoud Initiative
WMUK will host StoryCorp's OutLoud Initiative in Kalamazoo on November 5, 6 and 7. The StoryCorps Outloud Initiative is designed to capture the stories of members of the LGBTQ community. If you and...
View ArticleRemembering WMUK Pioneer Glen Bishop
This personal appreciation of Glen Bishop and his pivotal role in the history of WMUK was written by former station manager Garrard Macleod, who knew him well. "Glen Bishop died peacefully at his home...
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