Michigan Voices
760 WJR Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne speaks with business, community, and political leaders who are working to make a difference in Southeast Michigan and beyond.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 82
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Packard Plant History and New Mural in Sterling Heights
Dec. 1, 2024 ~ The Packard Proving Grounds, managed and supported by the Packard Motor Car Foundation, will fulfill its mission through engaging activities, including historically accurate restoratio…
00:29:09 |
Sun 01 Dec 2024
Developing Avalon Village and Honoring Rosa Parks
Nov. 24, 2024 ~ Shamayim Harris, known as Mama Shu around Highland Park and Detroit, has slowly built up the Homework House along with the rest of Avalon Village, a city block Harris is developing in…
00:27:59 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Helping the Homeless in Michigan
Nov. 17, 2024 ~ Lighthouse was established in 2019, when Lighthouse of Oakland County and South Oakland Shelter combined forces and merged agencies. LOC was founded in 1972 and started with a group o…
00:28:06 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Screening for Lung Cancer and Helping Families in need
Nov. 10, 2024 ~ November is Lung Cancer Awareness month, the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., accounting for about one in five of all cancer deaths. Dr. John Hilu, a Corewell Health thoraci…
00:27:47 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
Education Through Music and Providing Eye Care For Those Who Need it
Nov. 3, 2024 ~ The Motor City Lyric Opera is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and educating students and
families in the metro Detroit area through highly artistic musical presentatio…
00:22:26 |
Sun 03 Nov 2024
Motown Museum Expansion and Warren Symphony Orchestra's New Season
Oct. 27, 2024 ~ Founded in 1985 by Esther Gordy Edwards, the Motown Museum is committed to preserving, protecting, and presenting the Motown story through authentic, inspirational, and educational ex…
00:27:48 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Highlighting Detroit Design and Honoring Black History
Oct. 20, 2024 ~ The Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit is the singular design museum in Detroit. Founder and President Leslie Ann Pilling says MM-O-DD provides access to educational enrichment and…
00:26:34 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Getting Arab Americans Out to Vote, Helping Girls Get Into Aerospace, and Helping Domestic Violence Survivors
Oct. 13, 2024 ~ The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and Molitico are teaming up to launch a comprehensive voter registration and turnout initiative – Arab.Vote. This bilingual voter…
00:27:37 |
Sun 13 Oct 2024
Assisting Breast Cancer Patients and Helping Young People Vote
Oct. 6, 2024 ~ October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Pink Fund provides financial support to help patients meet basic needs, decrease stress levels, and allow breast cancer patients in ac…
00:24:08 |
Sun 06 Oct 2024
Providing Surgeries to the Uninsured and Practicing Rail Safety
Sept. 29, 2024 ~ The Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic in Pontiac has been changing and saving lives at no cost to its patients. Mary Lewis, the CEO of the clinic, said they serve uninsured and …
00:26:15 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Giving Christmas Presents to Children in Need and 40 Years of the Zekelman Holocaust Center
Sept. 22, 2024 ~ Operation Christmas Child uses a shoe box gift as an opportunity to reach children around the world with a Christmas gift they otherwise would not receive. Since 1993, more than 220 …
00:27:07 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Helping Pets Get Adopted and Giving Cameras to Youth in Homeless Shelters
Sept. 8, 2024 ~ Michigan Humane, founded in 1877, is the oldest and largest nonprofit animal welfare organization in the state. Michigan Humane is dedicated to helping the animals of southeastern Mic…
00:27:38 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
Celebrating Art Deco and Helping the Homeless
Sept. 1, 2024 ~ The Detroit Area Art Deco Society (DAADS) is a Michigan non-profit organization founded in 1986 by a group of collectors and enthusiasts interested in the design and preservation of d…
00:27:22 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Helping Disabled Children and Updating Education on Elder Care
Aug. 25, 2024 ~ For more than 20 years Angels Place has provided a helping hand to families with developmentally disabled children by offering a wide array of services. Tom Szepanski, CEO of Angles P…
00:28:45 |
Sun 25 Aug 2024
Funding Childrens Hospitals and Helping Bees
Aug. 18, 2024 ~ CATCH is an acronym for Caring Athletes Team for Children’s and Henry Ford Hospitals that was founded by the late Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson in 1987. CATCH Executive Direc…
00:28:28 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Supporting Early Childhood Mental Health and Stopping Invasive Speices Entering the Great Lakes
April 11, 2024 ~ Alissa C. Huth-Bocks, director of the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute and professor at the Department of Psychology at Wayne State University, joins Michigan Voices to talk about t…
00:23:04 |
Sun 11 Aug 2024
Providing Dental Care and Helping Children with Trauma
Aug. 4, 2024 ~ Central City Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center, Central City Health provides comprehensive, primary medical, behavioral health, and dental care to residents of Detroit and …
00:29:04 |
Sun 04 Aug 2024
Helping Young Entrepreneurs and Celebrating Neighborhood Day
July 28, 2024 ~ The Ponyride Initiative, a program through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM), recently announced the "Battle of the Pitches" contest, designed to empower aspirin…
00:20:43 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
Helping Men Be Better Fathers and Screening Movies for Those With Disabilities
July 21, 2024 ~ Research shows fathers play a vital role in the development of children, but some fathers never had a role model to learn the skills to be good fathers. Willie Bell is the founder and…
00:27:03 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
Helping Child Abuse Victims and New Detroit Thrift Stores
June 14, 2024 ~ As of 2020, almost 4 million children were involved in abuse investigations in America. More than 618,000 children were found to be victims of abuse or neglect. At least one in seven …
00:29:22 |
Sun 14 Jul 2024
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