Mike Horace
Radio Program and Operations ManagerMike Horace is WCMU's Radio Program and Operations Manager.
Mike worked at WCMU as a student reporter in the late-2000s, and was hired full time by the station in April, 2012. He began as a general assignment reporter, and eventually began anchoring middays, delivering news and information during 'The Takeaway.'
In October, 2015, Mike became the local host of NPR's award-winning news magazine 'Morning Edition.' And in September, 2018, he became radio Program and Operations Manager for WCMU. In this role, he helps keep WCMU on the air 24/7. Mike stepped down as host of Morning Edition in December, 2022, in order to focus on his Program and Operations Manager responsibilities.
Mike sits on the Board of Directors for HostCon Fund, a non-profit organization that facilitates training and professional development opportunities for local hosts at NPR member stations around the country.
He is also a loyal Red Wings, Tigers and Lions fan, and is WCMU's in-house weather and political junkie.
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WCMU's 91.7FM and TV Channel 6 have returned to the air in the northeast Lower Peninsula, following a fire that destroyed our transmitter site on February 28, 2024. -
A fire destroyed the transmitter site for WCML 91.7FM and WCML-TV Channel 6 on Feb. 28, 2024. On Thursday, the foundation for a temporary building to house new broadcast equipment was laid at the transmitter site in Atlanta, Michigan. -
This post was updated 7/26/23 at 2:35pm The southern half of the Lower Peninsula is under severe thunderstorm watches Wednesday, July 26, 2023. -
UPDATE Mon. June 5, 2023 4:30pm: A wildfire burned 2,400 acres on Saturday near Grayling. Fire danger remains critical throughout much of Michigan. -
Mount Pleasant residents were advised to boil their water on September 1, 2022, after operator error led to a violation of state drinking water standards. -
The Blue Lake Wildfire in Montmorency and Cheboygan counties grew to 2,300 acres by Saturday afternoon. According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the fire was 30 percent contained. -
A wildfire has burned more 2-thousand acres in Cheboygan and Montmorency counties. Fire officials are still investigating the cause. -
As Black History Month comes to a close, a Central Michigan University professor is encouraging his students to document the African American experience.The assignment starts off with a simple conversation with his students’ grandparents. The students listen, ask questions, and then come up with a creative way to present these stories -- by producing an audio drama of the story.
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More than 750,000 customers across Michigan are without power Thursday morning, following a second day of strong storms sweeping across the state. -
More than 200,000 Consumers Energy customers are waking up in the dark this morning, following severe storms that impacted Michigan overnight.
