Press Releases

Lakeshore Public Media Receives a Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Grant from Legacy Foundation

Lakeshore Public Media announced today that beginning July 6, its radio station WLPR 89.1 FM will simulcast WBAA News 101.3 FM, securing continued access to trusted public radio programming in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland.

Lakeshore Public Media Hosts 2nd Screening and Discussion Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary

Lakeshore Public Media and Indiana Humanities Will Host Screening and Community Discussion of The American Revolution at Valparaiso University

Governor Mike Braun to Deliver 2026 State of the State Address

Merrillville, IN – November 25, 2025 — Lakeshore Public Media announced that an anonymous supporter has made a record-breaking $126,000 donation. The transformational gift (the largest in the station’s recent history) arrives at a crucial moment, helping Lakeshore to continue to produce local journalism and community programming for both public radio (WLPR 89.1 FM) and public television (Lakeshore PBS / WYIN).

Lakeshore Public Media announces the return of Nancy Clifford as interim CEO.

On March 12, Lakeshore Public Media and Northwest Health successfully hosted the first of two free community screenings of The [M] Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause at Sand Creek Country Club in Chesterton, IN. The second community screening occurs at Uptown Social in Michigan City on April 8 from 5: 30 p.m. to 8 p.m..

Northwest Health and Lakeshore Public Media unite to present local screenings on March 12th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Sand Creek Country Club in Chesterton, IN, and April 8th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Uptown Social in Michigan City, IN.