Rick Brewer
Reporter / ProducerRick joined WCMU as a general assignment reporter in March 2022.
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 ranging from best-selling novelists, to hog farmers, and presidential candidates for the 2020 Iowa caucuses. While at IPR, Rick also served as a substitute host for Mid-day and Weekend Edition.
His work has been featured on PRX Remix, WAMC’s 51%, WFYI’s Curious Mix and NPR.
Rick fell in love with radio and podcasts while attending graduate school at Indiana University in Bloomington.
When Rick is not looking for stories, he can be found trying to make the perfect omelette, listening to robo-funk and keeping score at Great Lakes Loons games.
Send Rick your story ideas to rick.brewer@cmich.edu
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The Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances (PFAS) Act calls on federal agencies to find solutions for eliminating the presence of toxic PFAS chemicals in firefighting equipment. -
Pet owners are having difficulty becoming new patients at veterinarian clients across the Canadian city.
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The authority would identify distressed communities in the Great Lakes region and offer economic development opportunities and access to new grant funding.
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The program focuses on people with developmental disabilities and is the first of its kind in the region.
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A gas station manager was able to intervene and call state and local police to prevent the couple from sending more money to the scam operation.
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61-year-old Gerald Wade Robertson's last known location was on 8 mile US-131 in Mecosta County. Robertson has been missing since Monday morning. His daughter said he was confused about his location when she last spoke to him.
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The latest fall survey from the Leapfrog Group shows Michigan dropping 20 percentage points since the spring of 2022.
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Specifics of how the corridor will be established are still unclear as several ongoing studies analyze the environmental impacts of shipping on the Great Lakes.
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Commercial bee keepers across the state are in need of veterinarians who have a deeper knowledge of bee medicine to prescribe antibiotics when a hive becomes infected.
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The company's CEO Michael Garcia said in a call with investors that a variety of factors have played in Algoma's second quarter losses.
