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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The Princeton Gerrymandering Project does nonpartisan analysis to understand and eliminate gerrymandering. Team members graded the proposed Michigan maps on partisan fairness, competitiveness and their geography. The commission is holding more public hearings this week. -
There are still widespread staffing shortages at Michigan State University’s residential dining halls halfway through the first semester back on campus since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A call for staff volunteers to pitch in is drawing criticism from unionized faculty members.
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Five candidates are competing for 2 full four-year terms on the East Lansing City Council. Two more are running for a partial term seat.
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All Things Considered host Sophia Saliby sat down with WKAR's politics reporter Sarah Lehr to break down Greater Lansing races on the Nov. 2, 2021 ballot.
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The “So Dead” podcast explores Michigan true crimes stories but also dabbles in the supernatural and paranormal.
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The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission approved draft maps of political districts this week.Now, the public will be able to weigh in at a series of hearings later this month on what commissioners have proposed.
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AmeriCorps member who toured state's rustic campgrounds for months calls it the 'greatest adventure'The goal of "Project Rustic" is to improve the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' database of rustic state forest campgrounds and to expand online information for campers.
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One NPR fan reached out to WKAR after reading a story produced by Sarah Lehr about people who collect cans during Michigan State University football games.
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Paolo Cirio's installation "Street Ghosts" pulls photos of people found on Google Street View and posts them at the same physical locations from where they were taken.
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Facing issues like the delayed release of U.S. Census data, the commission plans to finish the maps by the end of the year.
