Patrick Center
Patrick joined WGVU Public Media in December, 2008 after eight years of investigative reporting at Grand Rapids' WOOD-TV8 and three years at WYTV News Channel 33 in Youngstown, Ohio. As News and Public Affairs Director, Patrick manages our daily radio news operation and public interest television programming. An award-winning reporter, Patrick has won multiple Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter/Anchor awards and is a three-time Academy of Television Arts & Sciences EMMY Award winner with 14 nominations.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses Trinity Health Muskegon addressing food insecurity, Kent County exploring commercial corridors for housing – and - business groups seeking amendments to the new paid sick leave law. -
Grand Rapids Whitewater president and CEO Steve Heacock discusses state requesting city of Grand Rapids design modifications and project status. -
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about a state law addressing surprise hospital billing and the groundbreaking of Grand Rapids’ Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. Also, a new retail trend: surging bookstore construction.
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Some survey indexes turn negative. -
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about the Michigan Supreme Court's rulings impacting businesses and their employees. Also, Kent County voters renew the Ready By Five millage and the lodging tax hike supporting transformational projects.
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Michigan and five other states are regulating the use of artificial intelligence in television and radio political campaign ads. WGVU talks with Chris Trebilcock, an attorney with Clark Hill about the proposed regulation’s strengths and shortcomings. -
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about a ‘game-changing’ energy storage company, health insurers proposing increases for the coming year, and opposition to Kent County’s hotel/motel tax increase.
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Two American Families: 1991-2024 is a portrait of perseverance from FRONTLINE and Bill Moyers that raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the American economy and the impact on people struggling to make a living. WGVU’s Patrick Center talks with producers and directors Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes. -
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about Trinity Health opening it’s $6.5 million Rockford emergency center. Michigan’s public universities raising tuition. Office Furniture makers predicting sales growth. But first, are we beginning to see signs of an uptick in affordable housing construction across the state?
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talk about manufacturers embracing artificial intelligence, office furniture maker Steelcase seeking a competitive advantage by aggressively reducing carbon emissions, and Priority Health is expanding into Indiana and Ohio.
