Morning Edition
Weekday mornings from 5:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Weekday mornings on Michigan Radio, Doug Tribou hosts NPR's Morning Edition, the most listened-to news radio program in the country. The show brings listeners up-to-the-minute news, analysis, commentary, interviews, and coverage of the arts and sports. Morning Edition on Michigan Radio features work by our team of reporters, Doug's in-depth interviews, and observations from our sports commentator John U. Bacon. You'll also hear special features, including It's Just Politics, StoryCorps, and Mornings in Michigan.
The Latest from Morning Edition
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Carol M. Highsmith/United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionNo. 2 Michigan must beat No. 13 Iowa on Saturday in Indianapolis to win the Big Ten championship. -
Michigan Radio sports commentator John U. Bacon previews the annual rivalry football game between Michigan and Ohio State and looks at what's next for Michigan State after a blowout loss to the Buckeyes.
Mornings in Michigan
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Erin Allen/Erin AllenStudents are returning to very different school situations, depending on where they live. For our Mornings in Michigan series, Michigan Radio producers Erin Allen and Rachel Ishikawa spent time with two families in schools with two very different mask rules.
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Lauren Talley/Michigan RadioThe crowd, the cheers, the camaraderie. Runners lost all of those things when road races were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. But now, many races are back, including the 47th annual Dexter Ann Arbor Run.
More from Morning Edition
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John U. Bacon joins Michigan Radio's Morning Edition to talk college football ahead of Michigan State's matchup against Ohio State, and Michigan's contest in Maryland. -
As COVID cases spike in Michigan. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel discusses the state's advice on how to slow the surge.
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Michigan's getting $10 billion in federal infrastructure funding. What will that mean for the state?Michigan is set to receive about $10 billion from the federal infrastructure bill, including money for roads, bridges, public transportation, and water infrastructure. That's in addition to the state’s own budget for those areas, and federal COVID relief money that remains unspent.
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Bell’s Brewery, the maker of Two Hearted Ale and Oberon, has been sold to an international company based in Australia and Japan. The brewery’s founder Larry Bell is retiring.
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI 12) voted Friday to pass President Biden's $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill. Dingell spoke to Morning Edition about what the bill means for Michigan, and her hopes for the Build Back Better bill.
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Starting November 10, there will be a gender-neutral choice in addition to “M” or “F” on Michigan driver's licenses and state IDs.
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No. 6 Michigan and No. 8 Michigan State are both 7-0 coming into their game Saturday in East Lansing.
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Detroit has a mayoral election on Tuesday. Two-term incumbent Mike Duggan is being challenged by Anthony Adams, the city’s former deputy mayor.
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The home-care industry for crash survivors is collapsing because of Michigan's auto insurance law. We asked DIFS Director Anita Fox what's being done about it.
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University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel's new exit compensation package includes up to two additional years at his current salary.
