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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A group of high school students in Plymouth and Canton is hosting an educational summit on Saturday, Feb. 4. They want to address some of the issues gay… -
More and more people have been attending an annual event that helps entrepreneurs turn their ideas into realities.It’s called The Annual Collaboration for… -
Five men hoping to challenge U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in November spoke to Tea Party members Saturday afternoon in Mount Pleasant. The candidates…
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If you walk around downtown Ann Arbor you may have spotted people selling something called Groundcover News. The paper is what’s known as a street… -
Promoting winter sports may be a way to attract more tourists to Michigan, and more tourists mean more money. “Snow in Michigan is really white gold,”… -
"Please Mister Postman" by The Marvelettes hit number one on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 the week of December 11th, 1961. The group was formed by five… -
Kids with autism struggle with reading non-verbal cues, like facial expressions. They also have a tough time knowing the right words to say. That’s why… -
The state is half-way through a ten year project called Michigan’s Campaign to End Homelessness. The project focuses on “housing first” or “rapid… -
The Interlochen Center for the Arts is creating a program that will teach young musicians the "discipline of popular music songwriting."Interlochen has… -
About 2.3 million people volunteer in Michigan each year. But the state wants even more people to lend a helping hand.Paula Kaiser VanDam is the executive…
