Max Johnston
Assignment Editor/Politics & Education reporterMax came to IPR in 2017 as an environmental intern. In 2018, he returned to the station as a reporter and quickly took on leadership roles as Interim News Director and eventually Assignment Editor. Before joining IPR, Max worked as a news director and reporter at Michigan State University's student radio station WDBM. In 2018, he reported on a Title IX dispute with MSU in his story "Prompt, Thorough and Impartial." His work has also been heard on Michigan Radio, WDBM and WKAR in East Lansing and NPR.
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Thursday on Stateside, Michigan State Representative Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) discussed how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the Upper Peninsula.…
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Today on Stateside , we talk about the plan to convert Ford Field into a regional mass vaccination site. Also, a rapper and activist discusses how music...
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Fifteen members of Congress, including five republicans from Michigan, are asking President Joe Biden to support the Line 5 oil pipeline.During his first…
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The U.S. Coast Guard is breaking up ice that’s thinner than usual on northern Michigan’s lakes and rivers.Coast Guard Director of Vessel Services Mark…
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In January, U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) voted against certifying President Joe Biden’s victory, even after the insurrection…
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The Michigan Attorney General’s Office is investigating a criminal complaint against Grand Traverse County Commission Vice Chair Ron Clous. He displayed a…
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Our Lives Have Changed: A daughter with special needs got sick. Then the home became a Covid clusterIn October Danielle Dornoff came home with mild Covid symptoms. She also has a heart condition so her mother Rebecca took her to the hospital.She's one of…
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The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners didn't punish Board Vice Chair Ron Clous Wednesday for pulling out a gun during a constituent's comments…
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The Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Thursday after Co-Chair Ron Clous pulled out a rifle during a constituent's public…
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave her third State of the State speech Wednesday night. Because of the coronavirus pandemic it was the first delivered virtually,…