Media Directory
Last updated 2/1/2012
WOOD TV 8
Phone: 616-456-8888
Fax: 616-456-9169
120 College Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Station Manager Diane Kniowski 771-9607 diane.kniowski@woodtv.com
News Director Rebecca Sapakie 771-9366 rebecca.sapakie@woodtv.com
Assistant News Dir. Dan Boers 771-9366 dan.boers@woodtv.com
Political Reporter Rick Albin rick.albin@woodtv.com
Reporter Henry Erb henry.erb@woodtv.com
Reporter Joe Lafurgey joe.lafurgey@woodtv.com
Reporter Dani Carlson dani.carlson@woodtv.com
Reporter Marlee Ginter marlee.ginter@woodtv.com
Reporter Leon Hendrix leon.hendrix@woodtv.com
Reporter Crystal Hilliard crystal.hilliard@woodtv.com
Reporter Ken Kolker ken.kolker@woodtv.com
Reporter Emily Linnert Emily.linnert@woodtv.com
Reporter Tony Tagliavia tont.tagliavia@woodtv.com
Reporter Ryan Takeo ryan.takeo@woodtv.com
Reporter Marc Thompson marc.thompson@woodtv.com
WXMI FOX 17
Phone: 616-364-8722
3117 Plaza Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Station Manager Patty Hamilton 616-364-1717 phamilton@wxmi.com
News Director Tim Dye 616-364-1717 tdye@wxmi.com
Assignment Manager Chris Koops 616-364-1717 ckoops@wxmi.com
Assignment Editor Garrett Heyns 616-364-1717 gheyns@wxmi.com
Reporter Janice Allen jallen@wxmi.com
Reporter Carl Apple capple@wxmi.com
Reporter Lindsay Kus lkus@wxmi.com
Reporter Emily Richett erichett@wxmi.com
Reporter Robb Westaby rwestaby@wxmi.com
Reporter Jason Volentine jvolentine@wxmi.com
Reporter Dave Spencer dspencer@wxmi.com
Reporter Kelly Gibbs kgibbs@wxmi.com
Reporter Leigh Ann Towne ltowne@wxmi.com
Reporter Darren Cunningham dcunningham@wxmi.com
Reporter Tamara Johnson tjohnson@wxmi.com
WZZM 13
1345 Three Mile, Grand Rapids, MI 49544
Phone:(616) 785-1313
http://www.wzzm13.com/default.aspx
Station Manager Janet Mason 616-785-1313
News Director Stanton Tang 616-559-1411 stang@wzzm.gannett.com
Editor Tyler Lecceadone 616-559-1461 tleccead@wzzm.gannett.com
Reporter Stacia Kalinoski staciakalinoski@wzzm13.com
Reporter Alex Shabad alexshabad@wzzm13.com
Reporter Sarah Sell sarahsell@wzzm13.com
Reporter Sarah Barwacz sarahb@wzzm13news.com
Reporter Blake Naftel blakenaftel@wzzm13.com
Reporter Catherine Behrendt catherinebehrendt@wzzm13.com
Reporter Angela Cunningham angelacunningham@wzzm13.com
Reporter Phil Dawson phildawson@wzzm13.com
Reporter Amy Fox amyfox@wzzm13.com
Reporter Lauren Stanton laurenstanton@wzzm13.com
Reporter Val Lego vallego@wzzm13.com
Reporter Peter Ross peterross@wzzm13.com
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 |
|
| Publisher | Joel C. Holland | 616-669-2700 x101 | joelch@advancenewspapers.com |
| Editorial | Mike Wyngarden | 616-669-2700 x134 | news@advancenewspapers.com |
| Photo Editor | Karen Waite | 616-669-2700 x145 | news@advancenewspapers.com |
| Production Manager | Elizabeth Anderson | 616-669-2700 x156 | news@advancenewspapers.com |
| Editorial (letters) | letterstotheeditor@advancenewspapers.com |
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: http://www.aquinas.edu/thesaint/
Email: saint editor@aquinas.edu
|
Title |
Name |
Phone |
|
| Editor | Matt Kuczynski | saint editor@aquinas.edu | |
| News Editor | Monica Rishiotto | saint editor@aquinas.edu | |
| Letters to the Editor | Use online form or drop offpaper copy of letter to office |
Associated Press
Note: The Grand Rapids-based office of the AP wire service closed in December 2011, and merged with the Detroit headquarters.
Address:
300 River Place, Suite 2400, Detroit, MI 48207
West Michigan correspondent: James Prichard
General Phone: (313) 259-0650
Fax: (313) 259-4966
Website: www.ap.org
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: chimes@calvin.edu
|
Title |
Name |
Phone |
|
| Editor | Tyler Slamkowski | chimes@calvin.edu | |
| News Editor | Joseph Matheson | chimes@calvin.edu | |
| Letters to the Editor | Use online form |
El Vocero Hispano
Address:
2818 Vineland Ave. SE
Grand Rapids MI 49508
General Phone: 616-246-6023
Fax: 616-246-1228
Website: www.elvoceromi.com/
Email: elvocero@aol.com
|
Title |
Name |
Phone |
|
| Editor | Andres Abreu | 616-246-6023- Ext. 11 | editor@elvoceromi.com |
| Newsroom | Isaac Miguel | 616-246-6023 ext.13 | pressroom@elvoceromi.com |
| Marketing Director | Kimberly Mendez | 616-246-6023 ext.13 | pressroom@elvoceromi.com |
Gemini Publications
Publisher of:
Grand Rapids Magazine
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Grand Rapids Family Magazine
Address:
549 Ottawa NW, Suite 201
Grand Rapids MI 48503
General Phone: 616-459-4545
Fax: 616-459-4800
Website: www.geminipub.com
|
Title |
Name |
Phone |
|
| Editor | Carole Valade | 616-459-4545 | cvalade@geminipub.com |
Grand Rapids Community College Collegiate
GRCC Student run newspaper
Address:
418 Peter & Pat Cook Hall
143 Bostwick Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Austin Metz, Editor in Chief
General Phone: 616-234-4157
Fax: 616-234-4158
Website: http://cms.grcc.edu/collegiate/
Email: grcc_collegiate@yahoo.com
Grand Rapids Times
Address:
2016 Eastern Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
General Phone: 616-245-8737
Fax: 616-245-1026
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Editor and Publisher | Yergan Pulliam | 616-245-8737 | staff@grtimes.com |
| Editor in Chief | Patricia Pulliam | 616-245-8737 | staff@grtimes.com |
| News Directors | Patricia and Yergan Pulliam | 616-245-8737 | staff@grtimes.com |
Grand Valley Lanthorn
Grand Valley State University Student run newspaper
General Phone: 616) 331-2464
Website: www.lanthorn.com/
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editor in Chief | Alicia Alabbas | (616) 331-2464 | editorial@lanthorn.com |
| Managing Editor | Jenny Whalen | (616) 331-2893 | managingeditor@lanthorn.com |
| News Editor | Lauren Fitch | (616) 331-2885 | news@lanthorn.com |
| Assistant News Editor | Ellen Hensel | (616) 331-2885 | news@lanthorn.com |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Joanne Bailey | 616/669-1366 | townmag@mail.iserv.net |
| Joel Holland | 616/669-2700, ext. 101 | joelch@advancenewspapers.com | |
| Melissa Black | 616/669-1366 | townmag@mail.iserv.net |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Editor | Walter Mathis Sr. | (616) 243-1919 ext. 10 | wmathis@oneblood-onerace.org |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Paul Cashin | paul.cashin@clearchannel.com | |
| News Tips / Announcements / Press Release | news@woodradio.com | ||
| Assistant News Director | John C. Smith | johncsmith@woodradio.com | |
| West Michigan’s Morning News | Gary Allen | gallen@woodradio.com | |
| West Michigan’s Morning News | Steve Kelly | stevekelly@woodradio.com | |
Grand Rapids Press
Note: The Grand Rapids Press became a part of the MLive Media Group in January 2012. It no longer has separate offices or officers. Some reporters are assigned to Press stories, and instead of a managing editor, they all report to one of three “managing producers.” Julie Hoogland, “Community News Director,” replaces Paul Keep as Editor.
Address:
169 Monroe Ave. NW
Grand Rapids MI 49503
General Phone: 800-878-1411
Website: http://mlivemediagroup.com/
General E-Mail for Grand Rapids Press writers: press@mlivemediagroup.com
|
Title |
Name |
Phone |
|
| President | Dan Gaydou | 800-878-1411 | dgaydou@mlive.com |
| VP of Content | John Hiner | 800-878-1411 | jhiner@mlive.com |
| Executive Editor of Print | Paul Keep | 800-878-1411 | pkeep@mlive.com |
| Community News Director, Grand Rapids Press | Julie Hoogland | 800-878-1411 | jhoogland@mlive.com |
| State News Director, MLive Media Group | Meegan Holland | 800-878-1411 | mholland@mlive.com |
| Community Engagement Specialist, Grand Rapids Press | Todd Fettig | 800-878-1411 | tfettig1@mlive.com |
| Managing Producer: news, entertainment, lifestyle | Kate Nagengast | 800-878-1411 | knagengast@mlive.com |
| Managing Producer: news, entertainment, lifestyle | Tanda Gmiter | 800-878-1411 | tgmiter@mlive.com |
| Managing Producer: news, entertainment, lifestyle | Jeff Haywood | 800-878-1411 | jhaywood@mlive.com |
| Editorials | pulse@grpress.comcomments@mlivemediagroup.com
|
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| Sunday Essay | essay@grpress.com | ||
| General Assignment–Business | Shandra Martinez | 800-878-1411 | smartinez@mlive.com |
| State Political Reporter, MLive | Tim Skubick | 800-878-1411 | |
| Film Reviews | John Serba | 800-878-1411 | jserba@mlive.com |
| State Entertainment Reporter, MLive | John Gonzalez | 800-878-1411 | gonzo@mlive.com |
| State Education Reporter, MLive | Dave Murray | 800-878-1411 | dmurray@mlive.com |
| General Assignment–News | John Tunison | 800-878-1411 | jtunison@mlive.com |
| General Assignment—News and Features | Garret Ellison | 800-878-1411 | gellison@mlive.com |
| State Business Reporter, MLive | Melissa Anders | 800-878-1411 | manders@mlive.com |
| MLive General Assignment-Crime and Courts | Maria Amante | 800-878-1411 | mamante@mlive.com |
| General Assignment—Health and Safety | Sue Thoms | 800-878-1411 | sthoms1@mlive.com |
| General Assignment—News and Public Safety | Heidi Fenton | 800-878-1411 | hfenton@mlive.com |
| General Assignment—Politics, Government, Business | Jim Harger | 800-878-1411 | jharger@mlive.com |
WCSG – Cornerstone University
Address:
1159 E Beltline NE
Grand Rapids MI 49525
General Phone: 616-942-5400
Website: www.wcsg.org
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
La Voz Magazine
Dr. José A. Flores
La Familia Stop n Shop
1066 Grandville Ave SW
Grand Rapids 49503-5026
(direct)(616)581-6271
(616) 243-9090 Fax: 616-243-8988
Email: drjflores1@gmail.com
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Anchor | David Moore | (616) 331-6666 | |
| News Director | Fred Martino | martinof@gvsu.edu |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
WJRW 1340 AM
Address:
60 Monroe Center St NW, Suite 300
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
General Phone: 616-774-8461
Fax: 616-451-3299
Website: www.1340amwjrw.com
Title Name Phone Email
General Manager Matt Hanlon matt.hanlon@citcomm.com
Station Manager Marty Booher marty.booher@citcomm.com
News Director Dave Jaconette 616-762-3236 dave.jaconette@citcomm.com
News Reporter James Gemmell 616-299-8201 james.gemmell@citcomm.com
Program Director Josh Leng 616-855-8324 josh.leng@citcomm.com
News Tips / Announcements / Press Release news@wjrwam.com
The Tony Gates Show Tony Gates tony.gates@citcomm.com
The Buzz Michelle McKormick michelle.mckormick@citcomm.com
The Tim Doctor Show Tim Doctor tim@timdoctor.com
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.griid.org
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Jeff Smith | 616-459-8423 | jsmith@griid.org |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Rodney Minch | 616-459-4788 x108 |
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
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
WGVU TV
Address:
301 W. Fulton Avenue
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6492
General Phone: 616-331-6666
Website: http://www.wgvu.org
WTLJ
Address:
10290 48th Avenue
Allendale, MI 49401
General Phone: 616-892-4401
Website: http://www.tct.tv
WDPW - 91.9FM
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
Radio Contact Numbers
| Station | Phone |
|---|---|
| WAYG-FM 89.9 | 616-383-3600 |
| WBBLAM 1340 | 616-456-5461 |
| WBCTFM 93.7 | 616-459-1919 |
| WBFXFM 101.3 | 616-459-1919 |
| WBLVFM 90.3 | 231-894-2616 |
| WCSGFM 91.3 | 616 942-1500 |
| WDSS-AM 1680 | 616-656-0586 |
| WFGR-FM 98.7 | 616-458-2600 |
| WFUR-AM 1570 | 616-451-9387 |
| WFURFM 102.9 | 616-451-9387 |
| WGRDFM 97.9 | 616-459-4111 |
| WGVUAM 1480 | 616-771-6666 |
| WGVUFM 88.5 | 616-771-6666 |
| WJNZ-AM 1140 | 616-656-0586 |
| WKLQFM 94.5 | 616-774-8461 |
| WLAVFM 96.9 | 616-456-5461 |
| WLHT-FM 95.7 | 616-451-4800 |
| WMFN-AM 640 | 616-949-8585 |
| WMJH-AM 810 | 616-656-0586 |
| WMUSFM 106.9 | 231-744-1671 |
| WNWZAM 1410 | 616-459-4111 |
| WODJFM 107.3 | 616-774-8461 |
| WOOD-AM 1300 | 616-459-1919 |
| WOOD-FM 105.7 | 616-459-1919 |
| WSCGAM 1380 | 616-754-3656 |
| WSCGFM 106.3 | 616-754-3656 |
| WSNXFM 104.5 | 616-956-6696 |
| WTKGAM 1230 | 616-459-1919 |
| WTRV-FM – 100.5 | 616-451-4855 |
| WVGRFM 104.1 | 734-764-9210 |
| WVTIFM 96.1 | 616-451-2551 |
| WYCEFM 88.1 | 616-459-4788 |
| WYGRAM 1530 | 616-248-9947 |
