Grand Rapids Media Directory: Your Guide to Contacting the Local Media

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WOOD TV 8

Address:

120 College SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

General Phone: 616-456-8888
Fax: 616-456-5755
Website: www.woodtv.com

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Station Manager	Diane Kniowski	616-771-9607	[email protected]
News Director	Patti McGettigan	616-771-9366	[email protected]
Assistant News Director	Dan Boers	616-771-9366	[email protected]
Political Reporter	Rick Albin		[email protected]
News Reporter	Joe LaFurgey	616-771-9624	[email protected]
Investigative Reporter	Henry Erb	616-771-9627	[email protected]
General Assignment/Weekend Anchor	Rachael Ruiz	616-771-9645	[email protected]
General Assignment/Weekend Anchor	Brett Thomas	616-771-9659	[email protected]
Daybreak Reporter	Dee Morrison		[email protected]
Market Watch Anchor/Reporter	Anne Schieber		[email protected]
Anchor	Susan Shaw	771-9633	[email protected]
General Assignment	Ken Kolker		[email protected]
Community relation/Calendar	Eva Aguirre Cooper	771-9633	[email protected]
General Assignment	Emily Linnert	771-9633	[email protected]
General Assignment	Jessica Leffler	771-9633	[email protected]
General Assignment	Jennifer Moss	771-9633	[email protected]
General Assignment	Tony Tagliavia	771-9633	[email protected]
Anchor	Brian Sterling	771-9633	[email protected]
General Assignment	Marc Thompson	771-9633	[email protected]
General Assignment	Emily Zangaro	771-9633	[email protected]

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WXMI FOX 17

Address:

3117 Plaza Drive NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49525

General Phone: 616-364-8722
Fax: 616-364-6018
Website: fox17.trb.com
Email: [email protected]

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Station Manager	Patty Hamilton	616-364-1717	[email protected]
News Director	Tim Dye	616-364-1717	[email protected]
Assignment Manager	Chris Koops	616-364-1717	[email protected]
Assignment Editor	Garrett Heyns	616-364-1717	[email protected]
General Assignment	Theresa Rashid		[email protected]
General Assignment	Carl Apple		[email protected]
General Assignment	Lisa LaPlante		[email protected]
General Assignment	Dan Krauth		[email protected]

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WZZM 13

Address:

645 Three Mile NW

Grand Rapids, MI 49504

General Phone: 616-785-1313
Fax: 616-784-8367
Website: www.wzzm13.com

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Reporter	Angela Cunningham		[email protected]
Station Manager	Janet Mason	616-785-1313
News Director	Tim Geraghty	616-785-1313 or 616-559-1315	[email protected]
Editor	Chris Fleszer	616-785-1313
Assignment Editors	Tyler Lecceadone (daytime) and JC Norton (evening)	616-785-1313 or 616-785-1300
	Nick Monacelli		[email protected]
General Assignment	Lambrini Lukidis		[email protected]
General Assignment	Sarah Sell		[email protected]
	Lauren Stanton		[email protected]
City Government/Politics	Peter Ross		[email protected]
General Assignment	Jennifer Pascua		[email protected]
Reporter/Morning News Anchor	Derek Francis		[email protected]
General Assignment	Amy Fox		[email protected]
General Assignment/Weekend News Anchor	Val Lego		[email protected]
General assignment	Phil Dawson		[email protected]
News Anchor	Lee VanAmeyde		[email protected]
News Anchor	Juliet Dragos		[email protected]
General Assignment	Jon Mills		[email protected]
General Assignment	Nick Monacelli		[email protected]
General Assignment	Steve Patterson		[email protected]
Producer / Reporter	Meredith Ter Haar		[email protected]

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Advance Newspapers

Address:

P.O. Box 9

2141 Port Sheldon Rd.
Jenison, MI 49489

General Phone: 616-669-2700
Fax: 616-669-3930
Website: www.advancenewspapers.com/

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Publisher	Joel C. Holland	616-669-2700 x101	[email protected]
Managing Editor	Mike Wyngarden	616-669-2700 x134	[email protected]
Senior News Editor	Jill Read	616-669-2700 x147	[email protected]
Senior News Editor	Jeff Tigchelaar	616-669-2700 x117	[email protected]
			[email protected]

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Aquinas Saint

Aquinas College student run newspaper.

Address:

1607 Robinson Road SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506

General Phone: (616) 632-2975
Fax: (616) 732-4487
Website: aqsaint.com/
Email: [email protected]

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor	Dan Treul		[email protected]
News Editor	Brian Dowling		[email protected]
Letters to the Editor			[email protected]

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Associated Press

Address:

155 Michigan St NW

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

General Phone: (616) 458-8853
Website: www.ap.org

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Calvin College Chimes

Calvin College Student run newspaper

Address:

3201 Burton St., Grand Rapids, MI 49546

General Phone: (616) 526-7031
Fax: (616) 526-8670
Website: clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/
Email: [email protected]

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El Hispano News

Address:

1451 Grandville SW

Grand Rapids MI 49509

General Phone: 616-452-1551
Email: [email protected]

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor	Jaime Malone	(616) 452-1511
Assignment Editor	Joel Morales

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El Vocero Hispano

Address:

1438 Eastern SE

Grand Rapids MI 49507

General Phone: 616-246-6023
Fax: 616-246-1228
Website: www.elvoceromi.com/
Email: [email protected]

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor	Andres Abreu	616-246-6023- Ext. 11	[email protected]
Newsroom	Isaac Miguel	616-246-6023 ext.13	[email protected]
General News & Advertising	Gonzalo Garc�a	616-246-6023 ext.13	[email protected]

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Gemini Publications

Publisher of:

Grand Rapids Magazine
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Grand Rapids Family Magazine

Address:

549 Ottawa NW
Grand Rapids MI 48503

General Phone: 616-459-4545
Fax: 616-459-4800
Website: www.geminipub.com

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor	Carole Valade	616-459-4545	[email protected]

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Grand Rapids Community College Collegiate

GRCC Student run newspaper

Address:

143 Bostwick Avenue, NE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Room 339 Main

General Phone: 616-234-4157
Fax: 616-234-4158
Email: [email protected]

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Grand Rapids Press

Address:

155 Michigan St. NW

Grand Rapids MI 49503

General Phone: 616-222-5400
Fax: 616-222-5269
Website: www.mlive.com/grpress/

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor	Mike Lloyd	616-222-5506	[email protected]
Metro Editor	John Barnes	616-222-5455	[email protected]
Deputy Metro Editor	Jeff Cranson	616-222-5476	[email protected]
Features Editor	Sue Schroder	616-222-5354	[email protected]
Business Editor	Nancy Crawley	616-222-5452	[email protected]
Education Editor	Julie Hoogland	616-222-5417	[email protected]
Religion Editor	Charles Honey	616-222-5677	[email protected]
News Editor	Andy Angelo	(616) 222-5612	[email protected]
Suburban Editor	Ruth Butler	(616) 222-5468	[email protected]
Courts/Crime Editor	Peg West	(616) 222-5458	[email protected]
Entertainment Editor	John Gonzalez	(616) 222-5685	[email protected]
Editorials			[email protected]
Sunday Essay			[email protected]
Film Reviews	John Serba		[email protected]
Education	Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood	616-222-5519	[email protected]
Education	Cami Reister	616-222-5464	[email protected]
Politics/Government	Ted Roelofs		[email protected]
Crime	Theresa McClellan	616-222-5469	[email protected]
	John Tunison		[email protected]
General assignment	Barton Deiters		[email protected]
General assignment	Dave Murray		[email protected]
General assignment	Shandra Martinez		[email protected]
General assignment	John Agar		[email protected]
General assignment	Pat Shellenbarger		[email protected]
Editorial Page Editor	Ed Golder	(616) 222-5613	[email protected]
	Dan Gaydou	(616) 222-5818	[email protected]
	Rick Martinez	(616) 222-5532	[email protected]

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Grand Rapids Times

Address:

2016 Eastern Ave. SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49507

General Phone: 616-245-8737
Fax: 616-245-1026

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Managing Editor and Publisher	Yergan Pulliam	616-245-8737	[email protected]
Editor in Chief	Patricia Pulliam	616-245-8737	[email protected]
News Directors	Patricia and Yergan Pulliam	616-245-8737	[email protected]

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Grand Valley Lanthorn

Grand Valley State University Student run newspaper

General Phone: 616) 331-2464
Website: www.lanthorn.com/

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor in Chief	Alicia Alabbas	(616) 331-2464	[email protected]
Managing Editor	Jenny Whalen	(616) 331-2893	[email protected]
News Editor	Lauren Fitch	(616) 331-2885	[email protected]
Assistant News Editor	Ellen Hensel	(616) 331-2885	[email protected]

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On-The-Town Magazine

A monthly arts and entertainment magazine with features and calendar listings. Calendar deadline is the 7th of the month prior to the month of publication.

Address:

P.O. Box 499
Jenison, MI 49429-0499

General Phone: 616-669-1366
Fax: 616-662-4060
Website: www.on-the-town.com

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor	Joanne Bailey	616/669-1366	[email protected]
	Joel Holland	616/669-2700, ext. 101	[email protected]
	Melissa Black	616/669-1366	townmag@mail.iserv.net

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Take Pride! Community

Address:

1014 Franklin SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49507-1327

General Phone: 616-243-4114
Website: www.oneblood-onerace.org

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Editor	Walter Mathis Sr.	(616) 243-1919 ext. 10	wmathis@oneblood-onerace.org

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Clear Channel Radio – WOOD 1300 AM

Address:

77 Monroe Center

Suite 1000
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

General Phone: 616-459-5166
Fax: 616-732-3330
Website: www.woodradio.com

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Assistant Program Director	Michael Breimayer		mbreimayer@woodradio.com
Station Manager	Tim Feagan		timfeagan@clearchannel.com
News Director	Rod Kackley		rodkackley@clearchannel.com
Reporter	John Bry	616-459-5166	JBry3@woodradio.com
Program Director	Angela Vuyst		avuyst@woodradio.com
News Tips / Announcements / Press Release			news@woodradio.com
Assistant News Director	John C. Smith		johncsmith@woodradio.com
Producer, West Michigan’s Morning News	Mary Kronkowski		mkronkowski@woodradio.com
West Michigan’s Morning News	Gary Allen		gallen@woodradio.com
West Michigan’s Morning News	Steve Kelly		stevekelly@woodradio.com
The Rick & Scott Show	Scott Winters		rickandscott@woodradio.com

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WCSG – Cornerstone University

Address:

1159 E Beltline NE

Grand Rapids MI 49525

General Phone: 616-942-5400
Website: www.wcsg.org

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Afternoon Drive Host	Don Michael	616-942-1500	don@wcsg.org
News Director	Joel Hill	616-942-1500	joel@wcsg.org
For PSA’s and Press Releases Contact:	Tom Vandermolen	616-942-1500	tom@wcsg.org
	Chris Lemke		chris@wcsg.org
	Becky Carlson		becky@wcsg.org

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WGVU Radio

Address:

301 W Fulton

Grand Rapids MI 49504

General Phone: 616-331-6666
Fax: 616- 331-6625
Website: www.wgvu.org
Email: wgvu@gvsu.edu

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Morning Anchor	David Moore	(616) 331-6666
News Director	Fred Martino		martinof@gvsu.edu

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WPRR – 1680 AM – Public Reality Radio

Locally owned radio station that features some local talk programs and national shows like Democracy Now!, GRIT TV with Laura Flanders and CounterSpin.

Address:

3777 44th St. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49512

General Phone: 616-558-7123
Website: www.publicrealityradio.org/listen.php

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Programming Director	David Fletcher	(616) 656-2619 Ext 201	fletch@publicrealityradio.org
Asst. Director of Programming	Asst. Director of Programming	(616) 656-2619 Ext 202	jeremy@publicrealityradio.org
Community Programming	Rick Tormala	(616) 656-2619 Ext 203	rick@publicrealityradio.org

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Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID)

GRIID Offers:

* Media Literacy workshops for educators, parents, students, non-profit organizations and community groups about violence, gender, race, health issues, crime, advertising, public relations, the environment, the economy, democracy, and consumerism.
* GRIID acts as a local media watchdog, monitoring news, commercialism, ownership, and the media’s responsibility to the public.
* Workshops on how to engage the commercial media–from doing what they ask to getting the Media to serve the public interest.
* Research on local entertainment and news media
* Published reports on local news coverage

Website: www.mediamouse.org/griid/

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Director	Jeff Smith	616-459-8423	jsmith@mediamouse.org

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GrandNet

An Affiliate of the Community Media Center

GrandNet provides low-cost IT services to non-profit organizations exclusively, no commercial work is accepted. These services include website design, development and hosting, e-mail and mailing lists, audio/video streaming, on-site computer hardware/software consulting and maintenance.

Address:

711 Bridge St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

General Phone: 616-459-4788 x108
Fax: 616-459-3970
Website: www.grandnet.org

Title	Name	Phone	Email
Director	Rodney Minch	616-459-4788 x108

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GRNow.com

a local online magazine, portal and directory for the Grand Rapids area. We publish articles primarily about events, shows and museum exhibitions happening around the area, but also occasionally write about topics such as the Grand Raggidy Roller Girls and the City of Grand Rapids Wireless initiative.

Address:

60 Monroe Center NW, Ste 501
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Director/Owner: Josh Depenbrok

General Phone: 616-454-0400
Fax: 616-459-2028
Website: www.grnow.com
Email: josh@grnow.com

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Media Mouse

Media Mouse is an independent media collective that works to provide independent news pertaining to Grand Rapids and the world. Wherever possible, Media Mouse aims to draw links between national and local issues and between movements for social change. In turn, it is hoped that this news will be a catalyst for action and will help spur progressive social change.

Website: www.mediamouse.org
Email: info@mediamouse.org

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GRTV Channel 25

GRTV Channel 25 Offers Free Public Service Announcements

Address:

711 Bridge St. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

General Phone: 616-459-4788 x102
Fax: 616-459-3970
Website: http://www.grtv.org

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WGVU TV

Address:

301 W. Fulton Avenue

Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6492

General Phone: 616-331-6666
Website: http://www.wgvu.org

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WTLJ

Address:

10290 48th Avenue
Allendale, MI 49401

General Phone: 616-892-4401
Website: http://www.tct.tv

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Recoil

Address:

240 Front St. Suite 217

Grand Rapids MI 49504

General Phone: 616-776-0211
Fax: 616-395-3677
Website: http://www.recoilmag.com
Email: info@recoilmag.com

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Radio Contact Numbers

Station	Phone
WAYG-FM 89.9	616-383-3600
WBBL–AM 1340	616-456-5461
WBCT–FM 93.7	616-459-1919
WBFX–FM 101.3	616-459-1919
WBLV–FM 90.3	231-894-2616
WCSG–FM 91.3	616 942-1500
WDSS-AM 1680	616-656-0586
WFGR-FM 98.7	616-458-2600
WFUR-AM 1570	616-451-9387
WFUR–FM 102.9	616-451-9387
WGRD–FM 97.9	616-459-4111
WGVU–AM 1480	616-771-6666
WGVU–FM 88.5	616-771-6666
WJNZ-AM 1140	616-656-0586
WKLQ–FM 94.5	616-774-8461
WLAV–FM 96.9	616-456-5461
WLHT-FM 95.7	616-451-4800
WMFN-AM 640	616-949-8585
WMJH-AM 810	616-656-0586
WMUS–FM 106.9	231-744-1671
WNWZ–AM 1410	616-459-4111
WODJ–FM 107.3	616-774-8461
WOOD-AM 1300	616-459-1919
WOOD-FM 105.7	616-459-1919
WSCG–AM 1380	616-754-3656
WSCG–FM 106.3	616-754-3656
WSNX–FM 104.5	616-956-6696
WTKG–AM 1230	616-459-1919
WTRV-FM – 100.5	616-451-4855
WVGR–FM 104.1	734-764-9210
WVTI–FM 96.1	616-451-2551
WYCE–FM 88.1	616-459-4788
WYGR–AM 1530	616-248-9947

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