Patrick Center

News and Public Affairs Director, WGVU

Patrick joined WGVU Public Media in December, 2008 after eight years of investigative reporting at Grand Rapids' WOOD-TV8 and three years at WYTV News Channel 33 in Youngstown, Ohio. As News and Public Affairs Director, Patrick manages our daily radio news operation and public interest television programming. An award-winning reporter, Patrick has won multiple Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter/Anchor awards and is a three-time Academy of Television Arts & Sciences EMMY Award winner with 14 nominations.

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Trial date set for fired Grand Rapids police officer charged with murder in death of Patrick Lyoya

Patrick Center, Brett Dahlberg

Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr is set to face trial next year, more than three years after he shot and killed Patrick Lyoya
Transportation & Infrastructure

Consumers Energy outlines vision for resilient electric grid

Tracy Samilton, Patrick Center

Consumers Energy says it is planning to develop an almost "hurricane-strength" resilience to storms.
Politics & Government

Incumbent Peter Meijer faces Trump-endorsed John Gibbs in GOP congressional primary

Patrick Center

West Michigan’s U.S. House of Representatives GOP primary pits the incumbent, Representative Peter Meijer against John Gibbs. Gibbs has been endorsed by Donald Trump.
Shutdown Leaves Some Seniors Worried About Their Next Meal

Patrick Center

Some Michigan seniors may be going hungry thanks to the government shutdown. In western Kent County alone, more than 1,300 low-income seniors depend on a government surplus food program. But the USDA has announced that the program is hold until further notice.