Gordon Evans

News Reporter/Producer

WMUK's Morning Edition anchor, Gordon Evans is also an accomplished reporter and interviewer. A 1990 graduate of Michigan State, he came to WMUK from WAAM in Ann Arbor.

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8:38 pm
Wed April 24, 2013

Stryker profits drop 13% due to product recalls

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Net sales in the first quarter were up compared to a year ago
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
Some analysts were expecting Stryker to report earnings of $1.01 per share, up 2 percent from a year ago, according to Thomas Reuters. The earnings report includes a $40 million charge from the voluntary recall of the Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip stems, bringing total charges for this recall to $230 million.
11:50 am
Wed April 24, 2013

Snyder backs some of reform team's proposals for classroom

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Group has been subject of heavy criticism. Snyder says he likes idea of using technology to improve performance in classroom
Lansing - Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday embraced classroom technology innovation that is part of a controversial reform group's study and said he wants to make the reformers' secret "skunk works" project an "official" government initiative.
11:09 am
Wed April 24, 2013

Kalamazoo Township adds gender identity, sexual orientation to equal employment policy

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City of Kalamazoo passed a similar ordinance in 2008. It was the subject of a referendum, but upheld by voters in 2009
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI -- The Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees voted this week to add language to its equal opportunity employer policy. Board members added that the township will not discriminate against gender identity, sexual orientation, or genetic information.
10:49 am
Wed April 24, 2013

Battle Creek Fire Chief retiring

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Larry Hausman has been a firefighter for 40 years, the last 15 as chief of the Battle Creek Fire Department
Battle Creek Fire Chief Larry Hausman has spent hours cleaning his office as he prepares to retire from the fire service. The pictures, memorabilia and files are gone as he ends a career he has always loved. "It doesn't seem possible," he said Tuesday, "after you have worked all your life and are in a routine of working.
9:54 am
Wed April 24, 2013

Republican operatives weigh options for U.S. Senate race next year

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Congressman Mike Rogers seen as solid choice for Senate, Representative Justin Amash as the anti-establishment candidate
Longtime Michigan Republican operatives are open about their desire see Rep. Mike Rogers run in the state's open-seat Senate race, but they're worried Rep. Justin Amash -- who possesses little regard for the GOP establishment -- won't let the possibility of a damaging primary derail his ambition for a seat in the upper chamber.

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