Rick Brewer
General Assignment Reporter, WCMURick joined WCMU as a general assignment reporter in March 2022.
Before landing in Mount Pleasant, he was a producer for Iowa Public Radio’s two daily talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River, where he produced hundreds of interviews ranging from best-selling novelists, to hog farmers, and presidential candidates for the 2020 Iowa caucuses. While at IPR, Rick also served as a substitute host for Mid-day and Weekend Edition.
His work has been featured on PRX Remix, WAMC’s 51%, WFYI’s Curious Mix and NPR.
Rick fell in love with radio and podcasts while attending graduate school at Indiana University in Bloomington.
When Rick is not looking for stories, he can be found trying to make the perfect omelette, listening to robo-funk and keeping score at Great Lakes Loons games.
Send Rick your story ideas to rick.brewer@cmich.edu
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"When you drive down certain streets in our city, you feel like you don't know where you are, because you're so disoriented because the trees are gone." -
The final number of vessels that passed through the Soo Locks is still being tabulated, but early data suggests the overall ship traffic through the locks was down 15% to 20% this season compared to the 25-year average. -
Renting farmland is usually the most expensive part of farming. But a new survey shows the farmland rental market may be decreasing in Michigan, even as some land sale prices have been hitting record highs. -
Elements of semiconductors that power electric vehicles will soon be made in Bay County. The multinational corporation SK Siltron said it invested $300 million in the new facility and said it will bring up to 150 new jobs to mid-Michigan. -
The dogs "are surprisingly in pretty good condition,” said Veronica Letts, an animal care technician with the Humane Society of Midland County. “They are up to date with their vaccinations, for the most part, but they are not in the slightest injured.” -
The Michigan Fish Producers Association sued the Michigan DNR over regulations that producers claimed interfered with their livelihoods. -
This is the first time in the last three election cycles that Republican Congressman John Moolenaar faced a primary challenger. -
Republican Congressman John Moolenaar is seeking his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives in the newly drawn second congressional district. It includes most of central Michigan and parts of the Lake Michigan shoreline. This is the first time Moolenaar is facing a primary challenger in the past three election cycles. -
Environmental advocacy groups said the predicted price increase is well short of the spike the company had been suggesting would result from a shutdown. -
On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Stabenow was scheduled to speak on legislation for school lunches. Instead, she gave an emotional speech about yesterday’s mass shooting.
