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 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.
michelle@wkar.org [Copyright 2024 WKAR Public Media]
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En este episodio de ¿Qué Onda Michigan?, les traemos cuentos que celebran distintas tradiciones de las fiestas de diciembre. -
En este episodio de ¿Qué Onda Michigan?, te traemos un análisis completo sobre los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales y qué fue lo que motivó a los votantes a elegir a Donald Trump como presidente de los Estados Unidos. -
Throughout this presidential election season, a great deal of focus has been on the polls. WKAR’s Michelle Jokisch Polo sits down with Michigan State University political scientist Eric Gonzalez Juenke to explore why the polls might not accurately predict voter behavior or the crucial electoral college results. -
Young people in Michigan are expected to play a key role this election but that’s only if they show up and vote. -
Estudiantes son arrestados mientras protestan las inversiones en Israel por parte de la Michigan State University. Hannah. -
En Michigan, históricamente los demócratas han recibido la gran mayoría de los votos latinos, pero ahora el estado está viendo un aumento en el número de estos votantes que emiten sus votos por el Partido Republicano, motivados en parte por sus valores cristianos. -
Puerto Ricans living in Michigan residents are reacting to comments made this past weekend at a rally for former president Donald Trump. -
In Michigan, Democrats have historically received the vast majority of Latino votes, but the state now is seeing a growing number of these voters cast their ballots for the Republican Party with some being motivated by their Christian values.
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The city of Lansing is inviting the public to visit and participate in the city’s first community wide altar for Day of the Dead. -
Students protesting Michigan State University's investments into Israel stage sit in at the Hannah Administration Building.
