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Federal judge rules Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on MI ballot as the nominee of the Natural Law Party of MI. Court rejected RFK's demand to be removed because tt would leave party w/out a POTUS candidate after he sought and accepted the nomination. Judge said RFK doesn't get "a second bite at the apple" after losing in the MI Supreme Court. RFK is trying to w/draw his name in battleground states after suspending his campaign and endorsing former POTUS and GOP nominee Donald Trump.

MI clerks continue to prepare absentee ballots for mailing to overseas and military voters as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr files a last-ditch federal lawsuit to remove his name as the Natural Law Party of Michigan's presidential candidate.

New NYT Politics/Sienna College poll has Kamala Harris up 50%-46% over Donald J. Trump in MI, PA & WI. Trump has never gotten above 47.8 % in MI (2020), so this would appear to be good news for Dem ticket. But the Times poll across the battleground states did not include Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is on the MI ballot as the Natural Law Party nominee. That's a wild card that could make a big difference in a close MI race.

Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Female Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies at 75 Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts, who joined an upstart NPR in 1978 and left an indelible imprint on the growing network with her coverage of Washington

People moves in Public Radio...

People News: Peter Whorf to Host Classical Music at WRCJ-FM Detroit WKAR Radio Station Manager Peter Whorf has accepted a position as On-Air Classical Music Host at DPTV/WRCJ-FM in Detroit. In his six years at the public

Congrats to Susi Elkins!

People News: Elkins Elected to America’s Public Television Stations Board Susi Elkins , director of Broadcasting and general manager of WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University, has been elected to the board of directors of

"When I was in charge of content at Michigan Radio, we thought about our role as helping people “understand their state.” It was a literal statement about helping people understand what was happening in the state of Michigan, and a metaphorical statement about helping them understand their personal state as a citizen of the world. We chose what to cover, what to air, and what community conversations to participate in based on whether it would in fact help people understand their state."

Seriously: What do you do for people? "We talk constantly about pageviews and engagement rates, circulation stats and Nielsen ratings, subscriptions and donation rates, but all that happens when we successfully offer something to human beings that is of value to them."

Censky attended George Washington University and has a Bachelor's Degree from Colorado College.

WKAR Welcomes Abigail Censky to Reporting Team WKAR Public Media (East Lansing) has announced that it is expanding its political and government reporting in mid-Michigan with the addition of Abigail Censky. Censky joins the station from St. Lou…

The network's Board of Directors is conducting a national search for the next President and CEO.

Jarl Mohn To Step Down As NPR Pres./CEO In June NPR Pres./CEO JARL MOHN will step down from his present position when his contract expires on JUNE 30, 2019 and will become President Emeritus, NPR FOUNDATION board member, and co-chair of NPR's 50th anniversary capital campaign.  MOHN, the former MTV/VH1 and E! executive, radio personality, and LI...