Tina Sawyer
Local Host, Morning EditionTina Sawyer is the local host of Morning Edition on WCMU. She joined WCMU in November, 2022.
Tina has been on the air in central and northern Michigan since 1988. Originally from Houghton Lake, MI, she has called Mount Pleasant her home since 1992. She spends her spare time with her two daughters, Emily and Courtney; her two cats, Kitty and Luna, and her dog Coco.
She enjoys hiking, walking singing, baking, volunteering, musical theatre, listing to and watching all types of music, movies, and standup comedy. She also enjoys coffee — lots and lots of coffee — and, of course, talking on the radio!
She says her favorite part of being on the air at WCMU is being the first to bring you the news of the day, and perhaps help you start each day with a smile. She is also happy to be surrounded with such supportive, positive and talented coworkers.
She says "thank you for including me in your morning routine on WCMU! I look forward to having you join me every weekday morning!"
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Ben Hassenger, from the non-profit group "Music is the Foundation," hopes to teach ukulele to more music lovers throughout northern Michigan -
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The David C. Driskell and Friends exhibit features artwork from Black artists through the end of the month in celebration of Black History Month. -
Larry Joe Campbell is a native of Cadillac and a Central Michigan University alum. He's known for his role in the ABC sitcom, "According to Jim," and says the book is loosely based on his own life. -
Three northwest Michigan men, Kwin Morris, Jeff Guy and Joe Lorenz of Stand Up For Great Lakes, have traversed all five Great Lakes on paddle boards. Lake Ontario proved to be the toughest and filmed every trial along the way in the new film: Crossing Ontario. -
Dan and Jennifer Digmann have been married for 20 years. Both have been battling multiple sclerosis almost as long. They credit "teamwork" as the magic to making their marriage work despite their daily struggles with this incurable disease. -
Sergeant Scoops and Bake Shop in the Midland Mall is offering free cookie making classes as a way for veterans to get together and combat any mental health issues they may be facing. -
WCMU's Tina Sawyer takes us to the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen in Mount Pleasant to show us one way they diversify their menu with food bank dollars and feed the community. -
People of all ages and abilities are welcome at Open Spot Theatre in Traverse City. The group performs a play they create over a six-week rehearsal period. -
This Sunday marks the 49th anniversary of one of the most infamous shipwrecks in Great Lakes maritime history. There have been many theories about what sank the Edmund Fitzgerald sink in 1975. But through diving, interviews and new research, author and shipwreck enthusiast Ric Mixter says he's been able to gain a better idea of how the ship may have gone down. -
There's been a lot of regulatory hoopla recently on Great Lakes ships. WCMU's Teresa Homsi explains what some of the new American and Canadian rules mean.
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