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WYCE's Community Closeup is a weekly public affairs program featuring community leaders and nonprofit organizations.
WYCE is West Michigan's only independent, commercial-free, community radio station serving the greater Grand Rapids metro. WYCE programs an eclectic blend of folk, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, rock, jazz, and world music to the West Michigan community and beyond. Listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered.
WYCE is a proud service of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center. We exist because of listener support. Please support us to keep the music playing: http://www.wyce.org
WYCE is West Michigan's only independent, commercial-free, community radio station serving the greater Grand Rapids metro. WYCE programs an eclectic blend of folk, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, rock, jazz, and world music to the West Michigan community and beyond. Listener-sponsored, volunteer-powered.
WYCE is a proud service of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center. We exist because of listener support. Please support us to keep the music playing: http://www.wyce.org
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
16 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
231 episodes
since July 24, 2020
episodic
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On this episode of WYCE’s Community Closeup, host Phil Tower welcomes Erica Soto, artistic director of Compañía de Teatro Hispano de Michigan, a Grand Rapids nonprofit bringing Spanish-language and bilingual theater to West Michigan.
Soto shares why the company was created, how it opens doors for …
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In this episode of WYCE's Community Closeup, WYCE Station Manager Phil Tower welcomes Guillermo Cisneros, President and CEO of the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, for a conversation about advancing Hispanic-owned businesses and developing Latino talent across the region.
Cisneros discu…
On this episode of WYCE’s Community Close-Up, host Phil Tower welcomes Jocelyn Coria, a former Healthy Housing Specialist with the Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan and a committee member for its upcoming Trunk or Treat for Lead Defeat event.
We discuss the organization’s work to protect ch…
On this episode of WYCE’s Community Closeup, host Phil Tower welcomes Sergio Cira Reyes, Climate Justice Catalyst with Urban Core Collective, to explore what climate justice means for Grand Rapids neighborhoods.
Their conversation connects environmental challenges to everyday concerns, including r…
In this episode of Community Closeup, WYCE Station Manager Phil Tower sits down with Cindy Meyers Foley, Director and CEO of the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM). Together, they look back on another successful summer of Thursdays on the Terrace and dive into the museum’s bold new strategic plan, whic…
In this episode, WYCE Station Manager Phil Tower sits down with Jason Wheeler (Executive Director of Great Lakes Music) and Bruce Ling (President of the Grand River Watershed Arts & Music Council). Together, they highlight the upcoming, sold-out 9th annual Great Lakes Music Camp happening Octob…
On this episode of WYCE’s Community Closeup, host Phil Tower welcomes Leah Voigt, CEO of Grand Rapids Ballet, for a conversation about her new leadership role and the future of Michigan’s only professional ballet company.
Voigt previews the 2026–2027 season, including Broken Wings, The Nutcracker, …
In this episode of WYCE's Community Close-Up, we welcome Alli Benedict, Fund Development Director for Our Hope Association, a nonprofit providing residential treatment and support for women recovering from addiction for over 50 years.
The conversation explores Our Hope’s unique 90-day clinical pr…
On this episode of WYCE’s Community Closeup, host Phil Tower welcomes Steve Staggs, Executive Director of the Eastown Community Association, and Justen Bowden, Chair of the Youth and Family Connection Committee, for a conversation about the people, programs, and traditions helping keep Eastown conn…
Fulton Street Market has been a Grand Rapids gathering place for more than a century, connecting the community with local farmers, growers, food producers, artisans, and small businesses.
On this episode of WYCE’s Community Closeup, Phil Tower welcomes Dana Eardley, Executive Director, and Anissa…
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