Kendra Carr
IPR News HostKendra Carr joined IPR as the All Things Considered host in 2019. She previously worked at WMOM in Ludington as the News Director. In 2017, WMOM received the Michigan Association of Broadcasters "Station of the Year" award.
Kendra grew up in western Michigan. A proud graduate of Cottey College, she went on to receive her bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. She began her career as a social worker in eviction prevention and homeless rehousing at Oceana's Home Partnership.
Kendra is an avid actress, participating in everything from Shakespeare to musical theater and beyond.
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St. Francis High School in Traverse City became integrated in 1967. Maxine Thompson's book, "Lineage: A Memoir" tells her story of moving from Detroit to northern Michigan during a racially charged school year that included the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. -
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee has been lacking a theatre staple for years– a ghost light.A look at the story of a man who spent his entire life in the theatre and left one behind. -
The Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department and Health Department of Northwest Michigan are both lifting mask mandates for K-12 schools. -
The snowmobile racing season is here. One race in the Empire pays homage to Roy Taghon, a northern Michigan man who inspired the next generation's love for snowmobiling. -
A downstate theatre company is expanding to northwest lower Michigan.The program offers acting, singing and dancing to people who may be traditionally left behind by standard theatre programs. -
Colonial Michilimackinac is a wooden fort, once used by the French and British about 300 years ago. It’s also among the longest ongoing archaeological digs in the U-S. -
Every year, about 13,000 people die in the United States while experiencing homeless. In 2021, the Traverse City region had 11 people die while dealing with a housing emergency. The Silent Walk for National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day will take place at the Grand Traverse Governmental Center Tuesday, December 21st at 7p.m. -
The First Americans showcase at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts features a variety of art from beadwork, to pottery, and paintings. -
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In August, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians passed a controversial resolution limiting enrollment of the Next Generation Learning Center in Manistee to Tribal children only. Now, the learning center is closed.
