WYCE
Catalyst Radio: New City Neighbors
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Submitted 04-14-2017 under NEWS
Host Leah Schumaker speaks with Alaina Dobkowski, Executive Director of New City Neighbors, and student staff member Rileigh Haan, about bringing employment to the youth of the Creston neighborhood, and how urban farming is changing the way we look...
Catalyst Radio: Grand Rapids celebrates Trans Day of Visibility
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-24-2017 under NEWS
Download the episode here. Kayden Grinwis and Ellie Webster share what is going on in our community to recognize and celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. Events are coordinated by the Grand Rapids Pride Center and Grand Rapids Trans Foundation. Listen...
WYCE Catalyst Radio - Programmers Hall of Fame 2017
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-01-2017 under LOCAL LIFE
2017 marks the 30th Anniversary of WYCE! In celebration of the hundreds of volunteer programmers who have made it all possible, we are establishing the WYCE Programmer Hall of Fame. Join us at Jammies XVIII as we honor our first four inductees!...
Catalyst Radio: "Fake News in the Headlines"
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-13-2017 under NEWS
In this conversation with Len O'Kelly and Eric Harvey, Assistant Professors in Grand Valley State University's School of Communications, we explore the history of fake news, the evolving ethics of online media and social media companies, and...
Catalyst Radio: Business directory promotes social, environmental good
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 12-27-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
In this interview we learn how one Grand Rapidian, Meredith Fennema, is creating an electronic platform to help customers who are interested in using their economic power to invest in businesses for social and environmental good. "...
Catalyst Radio: On the Ground's embedded journalism in Garfield Park and Burton Heights
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 12-09-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
In this episode, we interview Michelle Jokisch Polo, project editor for On the Ground, an embedded journalism project through Rapid Growth Media that highlights and celebrates the communities found along South Division Avenue that touch the Garfield...
WYCE's Bubble Bash to celebrate community radio
by (WYCE)
Submitted 12-06-2016 under NONPROFITS
This December 22, 2016 is the 17th annual WYCE Bubble Bash at the B.O.B. in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. Year after year the bubbly flows, the conversation resonates, and the hor d'oeuvres appetize. However, other factors may vary. ...
Local playlist: A world of music through WYCE
by (carly.schweppe)
Submitted 11-21-2016 under NEWS
WYCE 88.1fm is Grand Rapids' commercial-free community radio station, a service of Grand Rapids Community Media Center, celebrating 30 years in 2017. Quinn Mathews began his role as station manager this past summer. He’s the host of GR...
Catalyst Radio: GRPM's new exhibit, and GRCMC's on-going collaborations
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 10-28-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
Host Katie Gordon speaks with Christie Bender of the Grand Rapids Public Museum on the new exhibition, Whales: Giants of the Deep, followed by a conversation with Kiran Sood Patel of The Rapidian and Quinn Mathews of WYCE on collaborations at the...
Catalyst Radio: Creative Youth Center & centering student voices
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 10-17-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
Katie Gordon speaks with Kristin Brace, Executive Director of Creative Youth Center, preparing kids for life’s adventures by supporting their writing and amplifying their voices. GR Creative Youth Center will host an all-ages improv...