Tess DeGayner
ReporterTess DeGayner is a student reporter for WCMU News. She is a senior at Central Michigan University studying Journalism and Broadcasting. Her hometown is Fenton, Michigan.
Last summer, Tess was reporting out of Traverse City in partnership with the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
She joined WCMU’s staff in the spring of 2019. Her stories can be heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here and Now.
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Tourist communities are keeping their fingers crossed for good summer travel numbers during the coronavirus outbreak. Events they rely on to boost revenue… -
The non profit conservation group, Huron Pines will host an online workshop to educate people about an invasive plant in Michigan. While people find more… -
Charlotte Little found the Great Lakes Humane Society near her home on a bike ride two years ago.Since then, Little, 14, has returned almost every day.… -
While summer events were being canceled due to COVID-19, public universities plan on the fall semester being more or less, business as usual. A majority…
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In an email, Central Michigan University announced there are seven positive cases of COVID-19 in the community. In March, the university said two students… -
Update: The first press release issued by the health department advised persons to 'self-quarantine' the language has been updated to ‘self-monitor’. The… -
Authorities in Montmorency county announce a sad end to a search for a 15-year-old boy. Police say Charles Cordes of Atlanta, MI was found deceased in a… -
Grand Traverse County residents had the opportunity to voice their opinions on police reform in a county board meeting on Wednesday, June 17. An…
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Increasing water levels on Lake Michigan have caused challenges for both of the Manitou islands. On the North Island, sand has accumulated around the… -
Protesters filled the Open Space in Traverse City on Saturday, June 6. More than one-thousand people gathered to show support for the Black Lives Matter…
