Jodi Westrick
Director of Digital AudiencesJodi is Michigan Public's Director of Digital Audiences, leading and developing the station’s overall digital strategy and growing its online audience on current and emerging platforms. Her digital contributions as part of the team that produced Believed earned her Webby and Peabody honors.
Born and raised in Michigan, Jodi previously spent time in Washington, D.C., working as a digital media producer for Animal Planet and The Washington Post. She's a graduate of Hillsdale College, and holds a Masters in Journalism from American University. She lives in Ann Arbor with her two rescue cats, Otis and Etta.
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From a serial killer sister, to a collection of Black Mirror-esque stories about Black identity, to a cozy lodge turned creepy, here are some of the favorite recent mystery and thriller reads from Michigan Radio staff. -
In September of 1894, five sailors lost their lives when a schooner barge, the Ironton, had a catastrophic collision with the steamer Ohio in what was known as Lake Huron’s “Shipwreck Alley.” -
Emergency dispatch systems across Michigan said they were unable to field 911 calls Tuesday afternoon. Service was being restored by evening. -
Ono will begin a five-year term on October 13, 2022. -
Demonstrations were held in Ann Arbor, Detroit and other Michigan cities. -
For years, people in Grand Rapids have warned that the tactics of the city's police department would lead to death. Last week, Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, was shot. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the state’s abortion ban that would take effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
You hear us ask you to become a sustaining member of our station, but what does that really mean for you? -
State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) is set to be the first Arab-American and Muslim mayor-elect of Dearborn. -
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced today he would be stepping down from his position in June 2023.
