Patrick Center
Patrick joined WGVU Public Media in December, 2008 after eight years of investigative reporting at Grand Rapids' WOOD-TV8 and three years at WYTV News Channel 33 in Youngstown, Ohio. As News and Public Affairs Director, Patrick manages our daily radio news operation and public interest television programming. An award-winning reporter, Patrick has won multiple Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter/Anchor awards and is a three-time Academy of Television Arts & Sciences EMMY Award winner with 14 nominations.
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Spotted Wing Drosophila having major economic impact on fruit farms across the country, said U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township). -
With a goal of reaching carbon neutrality over the next 16 years, East Grand Rapids is the first city in the state participating in DTE Energy’s Clean Vision Natural Gas Balance Program. -
An Allegan County Sheriff’s deputy will not be criminally charged in the shooting death of a motorist. -
Earlier this month, the Grand Rapids Chamber launched its Center for Economic Inclusion. The Chamber is addressing barriers experienced by entrepreneurs of color. -
An attorney for the Lyoya family says Patrick Lyoya’s criminal past – including traffic violations and a pending domestic violence warrant - are irrelevant. Attorney Ven Johnson tells WGVU’s Patrick Center that history would have been unknown to the officer at the time of the traffic stop.
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Meijer has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice after violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
A 16-year old Amur tiger housed at Grand Rapids’ John Ball Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19. -
Over capacity treating influx of COVID-19 patients, 37 additional beds granted by state. It reached out to the state for assistance.
