Michelle Jokisch Polo
As WKAR's Bilingual Latinx Stories Reporter, Michelle reports in both English and Spanish on stories affecting Michigan's Latinx community. Michelle is also the voice of WKAR's weekend news programs.
Michelle joined WKAR in August 2020.
Before joining WKAR, Michelle was the inclusion reporter at WGVU Public Media. Michelle began her career as a journalist as the head reporter at El Vocero Hispano, the largest Hispanic newspaper in Michigan.
Michelle has a master's degree from Grand Valley State University and a bachelor's degree from Calvin University.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer was urging young people to vote in the presidential election Tuesday in East Lansing -
Puerto Ricans are not able to vote in the U.S. presidential elections if they reside on the island -
The Michigan Civil Rights commission is taking steps to regulate how companies and governments use artificial intelligence -
Latinas are the second-largest minority group of women in the workforce. Yet, many are struggling to reap the benefits of their economic potential -
The goal is to help increase Michigan’s mental health workforce -
Public policy experts estimate the expansion could benefit nearly 10,000 people statewide. -
But a recent University of Michigan study reveals that fear of judgement and discrimination are keeping some people from using food assistance -
A Michigan law passed last year penalizes mental health care providers if they try to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity -
Less than half of eligible Latino voters in Michigan are registered to vote -
For the first time since 2020, the funding energy assistance has been depleted early. The state will not be reviewing new applications until October
