Sophia Saliby
All Things Considered Local Host and ProducerSophia Saliby is the local producer and host of All Things Considered, airing 4pm-7pm weekdays on 90.5 FM WKAR.
Sophia Saliby joined WKAR and MSU ComArtSci in April 2020.
Sophia comes to WKAR from Georgia Public Broadcasting, where she was the producer for GPB's All Things Considered broadcast in Atlanta.
Prior to that experience, Sophia was a reporter for WFIU/WTIU in Bloomington, Indiana. She has won numerous awards from the Indiana Associated Press Broadcasters Association and the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists. Saliby graduated from Indiana University with degrees in international studies and Arabic.
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A series of training videos for Michigan teachers from the state Department of Education have become a hot-button issue. The trainings include instruction on how educators should work with LGBTQ+ students. -
Julie Seraphinoff recently retired from teaching at Haslett High School and has worked at several papers across the country including the Lansing State Journal. She's now taking on a new role at East Lansing Info as its managing editor.
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As the school year starts, the Michigan Department of Education has put out a new guidebook for teachers and other school officials to improve the literacy skills of students showing characteristics of dyslexia.
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As WKAR celebrates a century of service, WKAR's Sophia Saliby speaks with Bob Myers of the Historical Society of Michigan about the community that lived here then.
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A Holt-based woodworker wants to provide an opportunity for marginalized groups to learn about a craft they might not have been able to before.
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At Michigan State University, librarians have been collecting and cataloguing comic books and graphic novels for more than five decades.
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A new three-part documentary from PBS airing on WKAR-TV follows one Michigan couple as they take a 2,500 mile drive across the country exploring Muslim communities along Route 66. It’s called The Great Muslim American Road Trip.
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The Detroit Free Press is suing Michigan State University for details on massive donations that went towards head football coach Mel Tucker’s $95-million dollar 10-year salary.
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William Charland amplifies the stories of residents impacted by redlining | Lansing ArtPath ProfilesThrough Labor Day, you’ll see public art installations along the Lansing River Trail. The pieces are a part of the 5th annual ArtPath exhibition from the Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center. Participating artist William Charland got the idea to create his series of sculptures titled Red Outlines when he was working on a mural for ArtPath in 2020 under the I-496 bridge.
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Recent Michigan State University graduate Hannah Mackey designed a sculpture called "In Memory of A Pond" that can be found in Burchard Park. It's part of the Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center’s 5th annual ArtPath exhibition.
