Michelle Jokisch Polo
Bilingual Latinx Stories Reporter and Weekend HostAs 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, covering stories of people at the intersections of racial justice immigration reform, criminal justice system reform, reproductive justice and trans and queer liberation. 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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As COVID-19 outbreaks continue forcing three Lansing shelters to halt intakes, some shelter administrators say they’re finding it difficult to mitigate the spread of COVID on their own. -
En el episodio del 22 de octubre del 2021 de ¿Qué Onda Michigan? hablamos sobre quien puede recibir una vacuna de refuerzo del COVID-19, ademas les contamos como el coronavirus continua afectando a los niños y las personas sin hogar, tambien les tenemos mas informacion sobre el proceso controversial de los nuevos mapas electorales.
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The State of Michigan is getting rid of the deadline it had set for employees to return to work in person. It's leaving it up to departments to decide individually.
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En el episodio del 15 de octubre del 2021 de ¿Qué Onda Michigan? empezamos con una actualizacion del manejo del coronavirus en Michigan, tambien les explicamos porque cientos de personas estan protestando el resultado de las elecciones, ademas un distrito escolar ha cancelado Halloween y San Valentin— te contamos porque en el episodio.
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A Jackson County Commissioner wants to ban COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates.
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For Hispanic Heritage Month, WKAR is taking a closer look at trailblazing Latinos in our region. Last in our series we meet Dora Hoppes, a Michigan nurse working in a COVID-19 unit. She took care of the first hospitalized coronavirus patient at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital.
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A third of Americans report impacted access to food during the pandemic. That’s according to a new survey from Michigan State University.
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En el episodio del 8 de octubre del 2021 de ¿Qué Onda Michigan? Hablamos con una estudiante inmigrante que luchó para conseguir su legalizacion, también esta semana el Presidente Joe Biden visitó Michigan para promocionar su plan de infraestructura, ademas les actualizamos sobre el estado del contagio de COVID-19 en Michigan.
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Some Michigan State University faculty members and staff are protesting the school’s COVID-19 policies. Dozens gathered Thursday outside the Hannah Administration building on campus.
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Several hundred Afghan refugees will soon be arriving in Lansing. So far, ten people have already arrived to resettle in the area.
