WCMU Public Media

Central Michigan University students have played a vital role in helping WCMU report news on central and northern Michigan for years. Student Press Freedom Day is a national celebration for their contributions and raise awareness about the challenges they face.

This year’s cohort of fellows, also known as Champions, includes 62 faculty, public media professionals and news leaders from large and small institutions representing 25 states.

In 2024, WCMU's team of reporters traveled across central and northern Michigan to document the people, places and stories that matter to the region. Here's some of the best images they captured along the way.

After 20 years of authoring The Children's Bookshelf on WCMU, Dr. Sue Ann Martin sits down with David Nicholas to reflect on her time with the station.

WCML-FM 91.7 and WCML-TV Channel 6 are off the air indefinitely following a fire at our Atlanta transmitter site. WCMU anticipates it may take several months to restore full service to northeast Lower Michigan.

David Nicholas talks with Patricia Innis from the Michigan Legacy Art Park in Thompsonville about projects there celebrating Hemingway's ties to northern…

David Nicholas talks with Dianna Stampfler from Promote Michigan about the "Hemingway Homecoming" project in Walloon Lake.