Michelle Jokisch Polo
As WKAR's Bilingual Latinx Stories Reporter, Michelle reports in both English and Spanish on stories affecting Michigan's Latinx community. Michelle is also the voice of WKAR's weekend news programs.
Michelle joined WKAR in August 2020.
Before joining WKAR, Michelle was the inclusion reporter at WGVU Public Media, covering stories of people at the intersections of racial justice immigration reform, criminal justice system reform, reproductive justice and trans and queer liberation. Michelle began her career as a journalist as the head reporter at El Vocero Hispano, the largest Hispanic newspaper in Michigan.
Michelle has a master's degree from Grand Valley State University and a bachelor's degree from Calvin University.
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'We are Christian Latinos, not Latinos Cristianos', behind Latino evangelicals' support for Trump inIn Michigan, Democrats have historically received the vast majority of Latino votes, but the state now is seeing a growing number of these voters cast their ballots for the Republican Party with some being motivated by their Christian values. -
The Michigan Civil Rights commission is taking steps to regulate how companies and governments use artificial intelligence. -
Latinas are the second-largest minority group of women in the workforce. Yet, many are struggling to reap the benefits of their economic potential -
Latino voters in Michigan are a diverse and growing voting bloc with a range of political affiliations and opinions. Can any of the candidates count on this group to push Michigan’s electoral vote left or right? -
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited mid-Michigan Friday. -
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was in mid-Michigan Thursday touting Biden administration efforts to lower energy costs. -
The new ‘parole in place’ program provides a path to legal status for some 10,000 undocumented immigrants in the state. -
The Attorney General’s office is opposing a federal lawsuit attempting to bar the state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. -
A religious freedom group is challenging Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors. -
The White House’s executive actions provide a path to residency for some undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens.
