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Melorie Begay
Morning Edition Local Host and ProducerMelorie Begay is the local producer and host of Morning Edition, airing Monday through Friday from 5am to 9am on 90.5 FM.
She started at WKAR in April 2022 as the local host of Weekend Edition until March 2023.
Prior to coming to WKAR, Melorie was a multimedia journalist for KLCC in Eugene, Oregon.
She has a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of New Mexico where she interned at the local public radio station KUNM.
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From an attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden stepping down from re-election, the last few weeks have rocked the political landscape.
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The Olympics, which start Friday, includes several athletes with connections to Michigan, including Heath Baldwin, Tory Franklin and Shay Colley
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Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo plans to upgrade its feline and primate building. That’s after the zoo received 10 million dollars in funding from the state budget.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation is working to add four pedestrian islands on MLK Jr. Boulevard between Victor Avenue and Cavanaugh Road.
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Suits and the City celebrates the anniversary as Pride festivities continue throughout June.
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After residents fended off plans for a manufacturing megasite, Eagle Township officials hope a new land-use plan will better reflect what residents want to see.
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Pleasant Grove Elementary School in southwest Lansing is being demolished.
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Lansing's newly formed Charter Commission has begun the process of reviewing the city’s charter. Chair Brian Jeffries explains how the nine-member group will assess possible changes and updates to a governing document that has not been reviewed or rewritten for more than 40 years.
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Michigan State University graphic design professor Kelly Salchow MacArthur recently participated in the International Olympic Committee's artists program.
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The proposed RICE plant is estimated to emit hundreds of thousands of tons of greenhouse gases every year. A virtual public hearing is scheduled May 1 to discuss permitting the project.