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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‘We’re just going day by day’– Northern Michigan resident shares families’ experience in AfghanistanThe National Writers Series is hosting a special panel on Afghanistan. One of the panelists, Edris Fana, grew up in Afghanistan and is a Northwestern Michigan College graduate.
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Lake County turns 150 years old this year and the Lake County Historical Museum is celebrating with a week of events. A conversation with Museum President Bruce Micinski about the county's origins and growth.
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The Women's Federated Clubs of the early 20th Century left a permanent mark in Petoskey. Little Traverse History Museum Executive Director Jane Garver has been transcribing the minutes from these women’s clubs.
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Kalkaska Public Schools has decided to go to universal masking in an attempt to keep up student attendance.
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Traverse city wants public input regarding how recreational marijuana should be regulated. A conversation with the City Clerk Benjamin Marentette about what the city hopes to gather from the data.
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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.
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Breezy Love and Haiven Sellers are teaming up for a summer tour of their debut albums.
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The Lake Michigan Carferry is postponing sailing from Ludington to Manitowoc, Wisconsin from August 11th through August 19th out of concern for passenger safety.
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The Woolsey Airport is named for an early aviator whose actions in the 1920’s inspired his father to donate the land to create an airport.This week, a historical marker went up to tell their story.
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Archaeologists at Fort Michilimackinac uncovered a pocket knife over the holiday weekend.