April Baer
Host, StatesideApril Baer is the host of Michigan Public’s Stateside talk show.
Prior to her arrival in Michigan, April was the host of the weekly show State of Wonder on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) for the past six years. Before that, she was the Morning Edition host and a reporter at OPB, covering beats including government and legal affairs, changing demographics and the arts.
Hosting Stateside brings April back to her Midwest roots. She is originally from Ohio and worked as the Morning Edition host and Public Affairs Director at WCPN Ideastream (Cleveland) and WYSO (Yellow Springs). Her husband Ryan grew up in Ann Arbor, and she has spent time in the state every year for the past 13 years, visiting places from Detroit to Marquette.
April has been the recipient of a number of awards including the 2006 New York Festivals – Bronze Medal for podcast; The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Best Social Justice Reporting Award; and a Finalist in the 2007 Public Radio Talent Quest, a nationwide competition to select new public radio hosts and shows.
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The high-intensity beef between Michigan and Ohio State is the biggest rivalry in college football. But the two teams' most legendary coaches weren't always at war. -
You think you know the history? It goes back way before Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler. We’re tracing the roots of the Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry. -
Four Michiganders facing food insecurity shared what the uncertainty over SNAP benefits has meant for their families. Some have had to cut back on fresh produce, or consider other income sources. -
Best selling author Angeline Boulley explores identity, trauma and the experiences of Indigenous people with the foster care system in her third novel, Sisters in the Wind. -
We visit Space Dive, an annual, two weekend Star Wars celebration. -
Michigan saw 40,170 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 between the start of the pandemic and March 2024. Survivors processed the climbing death toll without the closure of memorial services, socially distanced from loved ones. Five years later, the invisible grief continues to bite. -
We delve into the uncertainty that fueled the formulation of conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the consequences of misinformation.
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COVID changed so many aspects of how we live—including our social lives. On this episode of Revival, we explore how disease has pushed people away and toward each other, from medieval Japan to modern day Michigan.
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The pandemic changed lives in ways that are still with us today. This first in a series of conversations focuses on health care and medical knowledge, making connections between past and present.
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In her book "When Detroit Played the Numbers," Felicia B. George looks at the history and influence of illegal gambling in Detroit. She spoke to Michigan Public.
