Beenish Ahmed is one of Michigan Radio’s Detroit-based reporters. Since 2016, she has been a reporter for WNYC Public Radio in New York and also a freelance journalist. Her stories have appeared on NPR, as well as in The New Yorker, Harper’s, The Atlantic, VICE and The Daily Beast. Additionally, Beenish spent two years in Islamabad, Pakistan, working with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, covering the country’s first democratic transition of power as well as Pakistan’s education system. Continue reading “Beenish Ahmed | Detroit Reporter”
Erin Allen | Producer, Stateside
Erin Allen comes to Michigan Radio as a new producer for the station’s Stateside show. She is an experienced communicator driven by her curiosity about stories of people. Continue reading “Erin Allen | Producer, Stateside”
April Baer | Host, Stateside
April Baer is the new host of Michigan Radio’s Stateside talk show.
Prior to her arrival in Michigan, April was the host of the weekly show State of Wonder on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) for the past six years. Before that, she was the Morning Edition host and a reporter at OPB, covering beats including government and legal affairs, changing demographics and the arts. Continue reading “April Baer | Host, Stateside”
Suzanne Belanger | Marketing Associate
Suzanne Belanger is a Marketing Associate at Michigan Radio, coordinating community and media partnerships, public relations, special events, and more. She started working in radio when she was 14 years old at her hometown station in Delphos, Ohio. Throughout her radio career, she’s worked at a number of stations in Ohio, Florida and Michigan. She was most recently with CBS/Entercom as Marketing Director of WOMC and WYCD in Detroit. Continue reading “Suzanne Belanger | Marketing Associate”
Will Callan | Reporter
Will Callan, a reporter for Michigan Radio, hails from the Bay Area, where he lived in Oakland and San Francisco and reported for local newspapers and magazines. He enjoys a long swim in chilly water (preferably followed by a sauna) and getting to know new cities. That’s one reason he’s excited to be in Ann Arbor, which he can already tell has just the right combo of urban grit and natural beauty to make him feel at home.
Nichole Cramer | Business Systems Analyst
Nichole Cramer is Michigan Radio’s Business Systems Analyst supporting the station’s development efforts.
She’s worked in the non-profit sector since 2016, and is helping Michigan Radio better utilize their data and refine their systems to ease staff workload, enrich the donor experience, and ultimately support their important mission.
Laura Weber Davis | Executive Producer, Stateside
Laura is the executive producer and fill-in host on Stateside. She came to Michigan Radio from WDET in Detroit, where she was senior producer on the current events program, Detroit Today. She began her career in public radio as a Michigan Radio intern before taking a job as a Capitol-beat reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network. Continue reading “Laura Weber Davis | Executive Producer, Stateside”
Brad Gowland | Digital Tech Specialist
Brad Gowland joined Michigan Radio in 2019 to help with the station’s growing digital side, specializing in data collection and digital audio. Brad got his start in radio at New York City’s WNYC, where he was a data analyst and computer programmer (and made lots of great friends). He loves Morning Edition, the Grateful Dead, and crosswords.
Rachel Ishikawa | Podcast Producer
Rachel Ishikawa joined Michigan Radio in 2020 as a podcast producer. She produced Kids These Days, a limited-run series that launched in the Summer of 2020. Continue reading “Rachel Ishikawa | Podcast Producer”
Catherine Nouhan | Stateside Digital Production Assistant
Catherine Nouhan is a Stateside production assistant and senior at the University of Michigan studying English and Philosophy. She is also a news reporter and the managing podcast editor at the university’s student newspaper, The Michigan Daily. Catherine finds reporting on issues pertaining to the environment, big tech, and public health most intriguing. Besides stressing about post-grad life and making TikToks of her cat, Catherine enjoys teaching her college friends how to cook and thrifting her entire wardrobe from Value World. Will usually be found wearing large, obnoxious earrings.