Nicole Walton
News Director, WNMUNicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.
Following a graduate school stint at Miami University of Ohio and moves to Indiana and Wisconsin, Nicole decided the U.P. was where she needed to be, so she moved back to Marquette and Public Radio 90’s news room. She’s been there ever since as host of NPR’s Morning Edition and now as News Director. Nicole’s stories have been heard on the Michigan Public Radio Network and National Public Radio.
Nicole lives in Marquette with two incredibly cute cats.
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A tweet recently brought to light directives from the Catholic Diocese of Marquette that some consider restrictive to the participation of LGBTQ people in the Church. -
Michigan Department of Natural Resources director Dan Eichinger is hoping lawmakers move forward soon with plans to update state parks and recreation areas. -
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist supports a plan to bring high-speed internet service to residents in the rural Upper Peninsula and thumb areas of the state. -
Administrators at Northern Michigan University tried to get president Fritz Erickson to resign before was fired Friday. -
MARQUETTE, MI-- UPHS-Marquette is losing nursing staff at an alarming rate, but administrators say they can’t do anything about it. -
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of Superior Extrusion, Inc. at Sawyer Thursday morning.The $28 million project is expected to create 44 new jobs. -
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was in Marquette Wednesday morning to tour Northern Michigan University’s new Cybersecurity Institute. -
Houghton County Sheriff Brian McLean passes from serious injuries from an accident on Saturday Night.
