Zoe Clark
Associate General Manager, Political Director & It's Just Politics hostZoe Clark is Michigan Public's Associate General Manager and Political Director.
As Associate General Manager, Clark helps to guide Michigan Public’s strategic direction, content vision, and cross-platform integration.
As Political Director, Clark guides coverage of the state Capitol, elections, and policy debates. Her passion for understanding and explaining politics led Michigan Public to create the position in 2022 for the first time in station history.
Clark is also the host of It's Just Politics, a weekly look at Michigan politics, with Michigan Public Radio Network's Senior Capitol Correspondent Rick Pluta. Together, they co-author the It's Just Politics Newsletter.
Clark regularly appears on WKAR’s Off the Record, WDIV’s Flashpoint and offers political analysis on NPR, PBS, CNN, and the BBC.
Clark is an award-winning journalist, including the prestigious Peabody for overseeing the station’s first nationally distributed podcast Believed.
Clark previously was the station’s Program Director and is the co-founder and former Executive Producer of Stateside. She began at the station by producing Jack Lessenberry’s daily interviews and essays, and producing Michigan Radio’s Morning Edition.
Clark began her collegiate studies at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She holds degrees in Communication Studies and Political Science from the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, where she was born and raised.
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Michigan lawmakers are trying to finalize a state budget as the July 1 deadline approaches, with House Speaker Matt Hall pushing new negotiating tactics while Governor Gretchen Whitmer is abroad on a European trade mission. -
The clock is ticking on Michigan's state budget, and there's growing skepticism lawmakers won’t meet the July 1 deadline. -
The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been delayed. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she hopes to get the project back on track in the coming weeks. -
A big union endorsement, millions in outside spending, and a three-way Democratic fight that's only getting tougher. Michigan's open U.S. Senate race is quickly becoming one of the country's most closely watched contests. -
Former speechwriter Chai Karve shares how he crafted speeches for Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and why political speeches still matter in the digital age. -
As the It's Just Politics team wraps up their time at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference, they bring you an interview with Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her plans for the rest of her term and what's next. -
New polling shows Governor Whitmer’s enduring popularity, deep voter frustration with the two-party system, and growing anxiety over inflation, jobs, and the state’s economic future heading into Election 2026. -
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ended his independent campaign this week for Michigan governor after concluding there was no viable path to victory in November. -
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices. -
As Michigan’s race for governor heats up, candidates are finally taking part in forums, scheduling debates, and sharpening their campaign messages.
