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 talks about Western Michigan University’s new President and the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids selling properties for housing development. But first, just how much more will Michigan individual health plan premiums go up in 2026? -
Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters made the case for preserving funding supporting local news and public safety as necessities. -
We bring together two strangers for a conversation - about their lives - not politics. Janet and John discuss their upbringing, religion, and how John met his second wife. -
RadioNexus offers assistance to hospital systems and academic medical centers conducting complex clinical trials. WGVU spoke with Dan Rogers, Director of Clinical Trials Platform. -
The findings highlight evolving needs and are useful for influencing policy. -
The Michigan State Budget Office estimates passage of ‘The One, Big Beautiful Bill Act’ will reduce the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by $900 million, impacting 1.5 million people, That’s 15% of Michiganders. -
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about a new loan fund for minority-owned businesses. Wine consumption is down impacting Michigan wineries. Protect MI Care coalition share concerns Medicaid cuts will have on beneficiaries and hospital services.
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Medicaid is the largest health insurer in the state, covering one in four residents. -
Sr. Maureen Geary will lead Grand Rapids liberal arts institution and its 1,200 students. -
The June Supply Management Research Institute Survey also reveals tariffs are complicating business planning.
