Tyler Thompson
Morning Edition Host and ReporterTyler Thompson joined Interlochen Public Radio in the fall of 2022. Thompson has worked at WKSU (Ideastream Public Media) and WOSU Public Media in his home state of Ohio, and KDLG Public Radio in Dillingham, Alaska.
Thompson has worn many hats as a reporter, host, producer and fundraiser. Before journalism, he pursued a career as a firefighter and medic.
He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and an associate's degree in firefighter protection technology from the University of Akron.
Have a news tip? Send it to tyler.thompson@interlochen.org
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The Vermillion Point Life Saving Station sits near Whitefish Point on the shores of Lake Superior. -
Michigan has the fourth highest rate of sexual assault in the country. The Women’s Resource Center in Traverse City has been working on this issue for 50 years. -
A shipwreck discovered in 2017 reunited a descendant of its captain with the ship's final resting place. -
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week. -
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
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How we understand the Great Lakes could change according to a new study. -
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
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On Monday, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced the discovery of the Western Reserve, which sank in Lake Superior 132 years ago, in 1892. -
Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.
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