Dustin Dwyer reports enterprise and long-form stories from Michigan Radio’s West Michigan bureau. He was a fellow in the class of 2018 at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. He’s been with Michigan Radio since 2004, when he started as an intern in the newsroom. He left the station in 2010-2011 to be a stay at home dad, and returned to be part of the Changing Gears project, a collaboration between Michigan Radio, Ideastream in Cleveland and WBEZ in Chicago. From 2012 – 2017, he was part of the team for State of Opportunity, and produced several radio documentaries on kids and families in Michigan. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and three kids.
Contributions from Dustin Dwyer
- State backs off plan for Benton Harbor schools, and proposes a new approach
- Michigan advocates push back on new "public charge" rule
Advocates are encouraging immigrants in Michigan to study the new “public charge” rule before it takes effect in October. The rule is meant to discourage immigrants from seeking public assistance. - Community asks for changes, and levels new accusations against police officer in Muskegon
Muskegon residents called for a public apology and more transparency from the city’s police department at a commission meeting Tuesday night. Those calls came after the city placed a senior officer on … - Calling all kids: What's school for, anyway?
Ah, summer. When the sun stays up late, and so do the kids. Full of pool days, picnics and popsicles. Bug bites and backyard barbecues. And no school. - Residents to push for more action after KKK item found in Muskegon police officer's home
A group in Muskegon is planning to show up at a city commission meeting on Tuesday to demand accountability after an old KKK document was found in the home of a Muskegon police officer. The document w …