Doug Tribou
Host, Morning EditionDoug Tribou joined the Michigan Public staff as the host of Morning Edition in 2016. Doug first moved to Michigan in 2015 when he was awarded a Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
From 2006 to 2015, Doug worked at NPR member station WBUR in Boston. He began as a news anchor, then spent seven years as a reporter and producer for Only A Game, NPR’s weekly sports show.
Doug’s reporting has appeared on All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Weekend Edition. He has also made numerous appearances on NPR’s Here and Now. At Michigan Public, he created and co-produces the award-winning series "Mornings in Michigan."
For the first decade of his career, Doug worked in commercial radio. His positions included program director of ESPN Radio Boston (WAMG/WLLH), and program and news director for radio stations owned by Saga Communications in Portland, Maine.
Doug has a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University. In 2013, he earned a master’s degree in advertising from Boston University.
Doug and his wife have two daughters and a son. They live in Ann Arbor. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring Michigan with his family, playing basketball, running, books about history, and detective novels.
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Apex Clean Energy, the company behind a controversial wind turbine project in Montcalm County, has announced it failed to get enough local landowners onboard. -
Four people died when tornadoes hit southwest Michigan Friday. Branch County Emergency Management Coordinator Tim Miner spoke to Michigan Public about the cleanup work. -
Michigan Public's John U. Bacon looks at the Michigan-Michigan State men's basketball regular season finale, the Big Ten women's tourney, and the Detroit Lions' big trade. -
Commentator John U. Bacon joins Michigan Public's Doug Tribou to discuss Big Ten women's basketball, U.S. Olympic hockey glory, and a bright spot for the Detroit Tigers. -
In 2013, Senita Lenear became the first Black woman elected to the Grand Rapids City Commission. She joined Michigan Public to look back on her breakthrough career. -
The late Lucile Watts was the first Black woman elected to a circuit court in Michigan. Michigan Public spoke with her former colleague, retired Judge Cynthia Stephens. -
Commentator John U. Bacon joins Morning Edition to talk about Olympic ice hockey, college hockey, and the Michigan and Michigan State men's basketball teams. -
For Black History Month, Michigan Public is featuring pioneering Black women in Michigan politics. Brenda Lawrence broke new ground as a mayor and served in Congress. -
The Tigers added Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez to their pitching staff. MLB Network's Jon Morosi joined Morning Edition to look at Detroit's World Series hopes. -
The City of Detroit owns more than 59,000 vacant lots. The think tank Detroit Future City hopes to make some of them into parks through a new land conservancy it is creating.
