Rick Brewer
News DirectorRick Brewer has been news director at WCMU since February 2024.
Before leading the newsroom, Brewer was WCMU's general assignment reporter covering central and northern Michigan.
Before landing in Mount Pleasant, he was a producer for Iowa Public Radio’s two daily talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River, where he produced hundreds of interviews with guests ranging from hog farmers to presidential candidates for the 2020 Iowa caucuses.
His work has been featured on NPR, Harvest Public Media, Here & Now, WFIU, WFYI and Northeast Public Radio.
Brewer fell in love with radio and podcasts in graduate school at Indiana University in Bloomington after attending Denison University.
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On Monday, the state of Michigan barred two local election officials in an Upper Peninsula township from administering elections. The officials said they planned to hand count ballots. -
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) made several stops at campaign rallies across Michigan to drum up support for Vice President Kamala Harris over the weekend, making stops in Warren, Saginaw, Grand Rapids and East Lansing. Sanders spoke with WCMU's Rick Brewer. -
Neil MacKinnon will be Central Michigan University's 16th president. He comes to Mount Pleasant after serving as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Augusta University in Georgia. -
WCMU's summer cohort of four newsroom interns covered a wide range of stories, including First Lady Jill Biden’s visit to Traverse City, potential water shutoffs at some Mount Pleasant apartments, the story of card game unique to northeast Michigan, what 'track-life' means to one demolition derby racer in Cadillac and much more. -
The WCMU Newsroom is happy to announce we've hired a new reporter. AJ Jones is a native of Southfield, Michigan and comes to us after spending the last year working as a reporter for Michigan Public. Jones sat down with news director Rick Brewer to talk about some of the stories he plans to cover. -
The Democratic Party's nominee for vice president spoke to WCMU about a variety of issues, including outreach in rural communities, relief for farmers, home ownership reform, prescription drug costs and more. -
The lawsuit stems from a 2023 dispute over how a $12.5 million state grant was going to be used to construct a new community center and housing facility in Alcona County. -
Vying for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat in the upcoming November election, Republican Mike Rogers is making an electric vehicle battery plant a priority on the campaign trail. Rogers said he will do everything he can to make sure the facility in Mecosta County does not become a reality if he's elected. -
The Ohio Air National Guard is investigating what caused a malfunction that forced a pilot to drop two fuel tanks from 12,000 feet in the air over Iosco County and into Lake Huron. No injuries have been reported. -
Michigan's Democratic Congressional leaders are rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris to the be the party's nominee following President Joe Biden announcement he was stepping down from the race for the White House. WCMU's Rick Brewer spoke to U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) about the weeks leading up to Biden's earth-shaking decision and what's next for Democrats.
