Dustin Dwyer
Reporter / ProducerDustin Dwyer reports enterprise and long-form stories from Michigan Public's West Michigan bureau. He was a fellow in the class of 2018 at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. He’s been with Michigan Public since 2004, when he started as an intern in the newsroom.
He left the station in 2010-2011 to be a stay at home dad, and returned to be part of the Changing Gears project, a collaboration between Michigan Radio, Ideastream in Cleveland and WBEZ in Chicago. From 2012–2017, he was part of the team for State of Opportunity, and produced several radio documentaries on kids and families in Michigan. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and three kids.
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One of the candidates is the current interim chief. One is suing her former employer for discrimination. One was sued for discrimination. One is a lawyer. -
Lake Superior's history stretches back more than one billion years. And for some, the connection to the water is reborn every day. -
Consumers Energy originally planned to shut the West Michigan power plant down starting last year. But the Department of Energy has issued a series of orders forcing the plant to stay open. -
State law requires school districts to be in session at least 180 days per year. Most districts keep space in the schedule for snow days, but some need more this year. -
The groups say the lapses in medical care at the North Lake processing center have been followed by a seizure and a "hypertensive emergency." -
Michigan Public's Dustin Dwyer dons a wetsuit, borrows a surfboard, straps on a GoPro, and heads into the waves of Lake Michigan. In November. All in the name of finding out: How does anyone have fun surfing in Lake Michigan? -
Native American people experience violence at higher rates than other groups. Thousands of Indigenous women have been reported missing. -
More than 200 people marched in Grand Rapids on International Workers' Day, calling for an end to deportations. A separate march was planned for Detroit. -
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Los inmigrantes detenidos en Michigan demandaron al gobierno federal para intentar obtener su libertad. Las demandas funcionaron para cientos de personas, pero un nuevo análisis muestra que eso está cambiando. -
Why do you think the Great Lakes are so... well, great? We traveled to each of the lakes to discover one thing about each that makes them so special, and uncovered what environmental changes might jeopardize that greatness. Listen wherever you get your podcasts starting May 1.
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