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Creator's Take

The Creator’s Take: Your Next Great Story Is Already in Your Hands

If you’ve ever waited for the perfect moment, the perfect idea, or…

By M Schuster
The Kalamazoo Philharmonia onstage, showing musicians wearing black and playing various instruments with a conductor at the front. Text in the corner reads 'Impact Spotlight.' A blue box on the lower half of the image, beneath the photo of the Philharmonia, there is white text that reads 'This is a useful reference resource for the performers’ continued musical growth, but it’s also a wonderful way for us to share our efforts more widely.' in quotes and an attribution beneath to Andrew Koehler, music director of the Kalamazoo Philharmonia at Kalamazoo College and the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony orchestra
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A single, ephemeral moment…

The impact of recording local orchestral performances goes beyond simply being able…

By Cody Watson
PMN Connector

NEW: The “You Belong Here” Health and Wellness Fair on Access Kalamazoo

Join Azalia Gonzalez and WMU students Emma Nesbit, Jaelyn Amhdar, and Grace…

By Public Media Network
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Performing Arts Showcase: Kalamazoo Choral Arts presents “¡Vamos! – The Spirit of Latin American Music”

Kalamazoo Choral Arts welcomed a live band and guest vocalists for an…

By Public Media Network
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PMN Connector

Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – November 10 – 14

This week, watch Oshtemo Township Board, Comstock Planning Commission, Kalamazoo Township Board,…

By Public Media Network
Notes from the NetworkPMN Connector

Beyond the Broadcast: Why Public Interest Media Still Matters

When cable television first came to our communities, companies received permission to…

By M Schuster
A young woman with blond hair tied into a bun, wearing glasses and a plaid shirt, interviews and points a camera at another woman with dark hair wearing overalls. They are seated in a workshop, with lots of scattered tools and materials on a work bench and the wall behind them.
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“You have something to contribute.” – Impact Story

Sarah Horton was simply looking to fulfill a requirement for her journalism…

By Cody Watson
PMN Connector

Literacy and Information Overload: Communications Professor Sue Ellen Christian at Public Media Network’s Open Studio

In todays digital age, we are constantly surrounded by informationfrom social media,…

By Public Media Network
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Gavel to Gavel: Upcoming Local Government Meetings and Key Agenda Items – November 3 – 6

Don't forget to vote this week! Let's take a glance at the…

By Public Media Network
Tyrell, a young black man wearing glasses and a suit and tie, holds the lapels of his jacket while leaning against a brick wall, his face mid-laugh.
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More than “the video guy”: Impact Spotlight

What if one small, unexpected gift could change the course of your…

By Cody Watson