Kevin Lavery
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.
Lavery's journalism career began in the Navy. He studied journalism at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana; worked as news director and television producer for American Forces Network-Japan; and served in Antarctica as radio program director at the McMurdo Station Research Facility on Ross Island.
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Michigan law enforcement agencies are stepping up seat belt enforcement ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
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Following the latest reported outbreaks of avian flu, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is advising people not to handle sick or dead wild birds.
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A leading Michigan civil rights organization is urging Islamic communities to step up their security.
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is proposing to use about $2-million dollars in federal COVID relief funds to offer hazard pay to city workers.
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Nine former employees of Lansing-based United Electrical Contractors have filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were racially and sexually harassed by several managers at the company.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for Michigan to divest all of its pension plan holdings connected to Russia.
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Michigan’s largest energy provider says it will add 200 new electric vehicle charging stations across the state in the next two years.
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The state of Michigan is administering federal funds to help residents make repairs and weatherize their homes.
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A memorial for Brendan Santo is taking place Thursday evening at Grand Valley State University.
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Michigan State University College of Human Medicine receives the largest grant in its history