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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9:34 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

Finalist for Portage Superintendent says district has to rebuild trust

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Sole finalist Greg Gray spent Thursday in Portage, including a two hour public interview
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
PORTAGE, MI -- If he became superintendent of Portage Public Schools, Greg Gray said his first priority would be "rebuilding trust" between the district leadership and community residents. "You've had some challenges here in the past few years, some self-inflicted, some not," Gray told the board during a public interview Thursday evening.
WMUK Board of Trustees
2:48 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

WMU moving forward on partnership with Cooley Law School

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Western Michigan University is moving closer to an agreement with Thomas M. Cooley Law School. During their regular board meeting on Thursday, trustees authorized Western President John Dunn to move forward to try and reach an agreement for an affiliation plan with the law school. The resolution approved by the board says that Cooley will remain an independent, non-profit school. But will be called the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. 

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8:18 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Finalist for Portage Superintendent was not among original 23 people applying for job

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Consultant says he was given Greg Gray's name by a school trustee after board reviewed initial pool of applicants
  • Source: Mlive
  • | Via: Kalamazoo Gazette
PORTAGE, MI -- Greg Gray, head of Brighton Area Schools and the only person being interviewed for the superintendency of Portage Public Schools, was not among the 23 original applicants in Portage, confirmed a consultant involved with the superintendent search.
7:25 am
Thu April 18, 2013

WMU trustees to consider room and board rates, contract with power plant workers

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Trustees will meet Thursday morning at 11:00 in Bernhard Center
  • Source: Wmich
  • | Via: WMU news release
KALAMAZOO-The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will consider room-and-board rates for 2013-14 as well as a new three-year contract that covers members of the Michigan State Employees Association who run the campus power plant.
7:20 am
Thu April 18, 2013

Holland City Council approves limits on fireworks in city limits

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Ordinance limits days and hours fireworks can be set off
The Holland City Council approved a fireworks ordinance Wednesday that limits the use of fireworks in the city. The ordinance changes are in response to the state's repeal of a long-standing ban on fireworks that leave the ground or make loud bangs after being ignited.

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