Peter Payette
Executive DirectorPeter joined IPR in 2000, directed news beginning in 2001 and became the Executive Director in 2016.
His job is to make sure IPR remains a vibrant source of music, news and stories for people in northern Michigan and beyond, exploring life in the upper Great Lakes and sharing the wealth of artistry at Interlochen with our neighbors.
In his former role, he reported on a wide range of issues critical to the culture and economy of northern Michigan.
Many of his favorite stories are about obscure fish in the Great Lakes or the new arrivals changing the food web. He also admires the people keeping the rock 'n' roll revolution alive in the woods of northern Michigan and enjoys any story that reconnects the past to the present.
His work has been featured on NPR, Michigan Radio, Bridge magazine and won awards from Public Media Journalists Association, the Associated Press and New York Festivals.
He has taught journalism and audio storytelling to students and adults at Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Peter has vacationed in Benzie County his entire life and became acquainted with IPR through radios that were always on in family cottages on the south shore of Crystal Lake.
His wife Sarah is his biggest fan. They have four children, Isabelle, Amelia, Emmet and Juan, and they live happily in Traverse City's Kids Creek Neighborhood.
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On the guide this week: the sky dance of woodcocks, the appetite and torpor of bats and the first spring flowering ephemerals. Thanks to Cheryl Bartz,…
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On the guide today: how eastern chipmunks use social distancing, the danger of overharvesting ramps and the sonic power of ruffed grouse.The video we…
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On the audio guide today: the first butterflies of spring, nesting bald eagles and oak wilt.Also, a good reason to put off raking up all that leafy debris…
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Greetings from Interlochen. While the pandemic has changed life around the globe, Interlochen Public Radio continues to be here for you and your neighbors…
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Commercial fishers say a package of bills that cleared the Michigan House of Representatives last week will put them out of business. The bills would…
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Help northern Michigan's public radio station tell better stories and do bold new work. Interlochen Public Radio is searching for a guest producer to come…
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Interlochen Public Radio is pleased to announce that listeners can now tune in to Classical IPR at WSRJ 105.5 FM. We are glad to bring back into many…
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Dear Classical IPR listeners,As many of you know, 88.7 FM has unexpectedly stopped transmitting. We are sorry for the problem which was entirely…
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This week on Points North, we have inspiration for your New Year’s resolutions with stories about fresh starts and big life changes. Golam Rabbani was a…
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Actor and international arts leader Eric Booth will be at Horizon Books in Traverse City on Tuesday, January 28 at 7 p.m. He’ll lead an open workshop on…