Kyle Norris
former producerKyle Norris is from Michigan and spent ten years as a host and reporter with Michigan Radio, the state’s largest NPR-affiliate. He lives in Seattle and works as a substitute host and producer at KNKX.
His stories are intimate and character-driven. He explores issues surrounding identity, health, religion, poverty, and arts & culture narratives.
Norris is known for his sound-rich style of storytelling and conversational, expressive tone.
His stories have appeared on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, Here and Now, The Splendid Table, The Environment Report, and World Vision Report.
He was selected as a 2016 New Voice Scholar from the Association for Independents in Radio and has won a Clarion Award in 2016 for his work on a radio documentary about life for military veterans in Michigan. His awards include 1st place for enterprise/investigative reporting from PRNDI (Public Radio News Directors Inc.) and a "best of" award for individual reporting from the Michigan Associated Press.
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Gabriela Frank is probably not what comes to mind when you think of a contemporary classical music composer. For starters, she considers herself a hippie.… -
The Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus will perform Brundibar this weekend at the Detroit Opera House. The children's opera was originally performed… -
People in rural areas trying to enroll for health insurance as part of the new Affordable Care Act can face special challenges. Registration must happen… -
A new organization in Ypsilanti that promotes cancer awareness for Native Americans is struggling to stay afloat.Shoshana Beth Phillips is executive… -
Meet the Gold family. They're modern day homesteaders. Their goal is to live as self-sufficiently as possible on their three-acre farm in Ypsilanti. (They… -
Imagine walking down a picturesque beach along Lake Michigan, and stumbling upon the carcasses of dead birds. That’s a very real and unpleasant problem… -
The Department of Natural Resources is putting on a series of guided night time walks in different state parks and recreation areas, with the goal of… -
Organizers are still raising money for what's expected to be an almost $13 million project and they're in the process of putting the final touches on all… -
There’s a new project out of Michigan Technological University in Houghton that involves phone apps.The idea is to use apps to share information with… -
More communities in Michigan are embracing bike lanes.Grand Rapids plans to add 40 more miles of bike lanes in the next few years. Detroit has an…
