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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 to watch from afar! “Being a performing musician generally means months, sometimes years of work for a single ephemeral moment – the concert. That is indeed a special…

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 classes when she discovered Public Media Network. One thing led to another and now she has an article published in Encore magazine!  Sarah completed the Frank Jamison Fellowship,…

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 life? For Tyrell Shaff, that gift was a cheap camera from his great uncle - not anything fancy, just something to play around with. But it opened a…

On the lower half, we see a blue background with white text that reads ''PMN made a big difference in helping us tell our story, for which we are forever grateful.'' Paul Mayfield, Program Director for Friends with Disabilities. On the top half is a photo of Paul Mayfield from a lower angle, he is smiling and looking up to the right. In the upper left corner is a green quarter of a circle with white text that reads "Impact Spotlight"
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The Power of Sharing Your Story: Friends With Disabilities

Our community grows stronger when people have the opportunity to tell their own stories. When Friends with Disabilities partnered with Public Media Network, they learned the power of telling their stories. Paul Mayfield, previous program director at Friends with Disabilities,…

A photo of Lorene, a woman with shoulder length blonde hair and wearing a red floral patterned shirt with a necklace.
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What if nobody was there…?

What would happen if nobody was there to record the government meetings? At first, it might not seem like such a huge deal if nobody recorded our local government meetings. After all, who has time to watch those, anyway? That's…

A photo of Fritz and Linda, both smiling at the camera. He has a white beard and glasses, and is holding Linda, who is turned slightly toward him with one of her hands on his chest. She has white hair and glasses on top of her head and is wearing a multicolored shirt.
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How Linda and Fritz are taking action

Have you noticed how our communities have changed over time because of the loss of local news, information, and connections? Fritz and Linda MacDonald have - and they're taking action to make things better! "Our democracy is suffering due to…

Joy and Aerick smiling at the camera.
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The Joy of being understood

Have you ever felt misunderstood, or like someone wanted you to act or look a certain way? In my experience, it’s incredibly frustrating when you feel like you can't be your authentic self. Well, a little bit ago, I was…

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