Michael Gallenberger
Before joining Lakeshore Public Media, Michael honed his skills as a news anchor and reporter at WKVI/WYMR in Knox, Indiana, and served as a correspondent for the Starke County Leader. Armed with a BA from Valparaiso University, majoring in Digital Media and Humanities with a minor in Spanish, and an MS in Digital Media, Michael brings a wealth of knowledge to his role at Lakeshore.
Since October 25, 2021, Michael has been an integral part of the Lakeshore Public Media team, although his journey with us began earlier as an intern, volunteer, and eventually a part-time board operator from 2009 to 2013. Beyond his work with Lakeshore Public Media, Michael is also a weekend newscaster and announcer at WVPE in Elkhart.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Michael was honored with the Indiana Broadcasters Association 2021 Spectrum Award for his exceptional coverage during the 2020 elections in Radio Market 2.
When he's not busy keeping the community informed, Michael enjoys unwinding with his favorite hobbies, including bike riding, tickling the ivories, and indulging in British and Italian television shows, all while grooving to his favorite tunes.
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"Indiana will be O.K. Households and businesses that don't ever try to operate like that place [the federal government] will be O.K. Thus, I'm optimistic," Braun said during a fireside chat hosted by the Lake County Indiana Economic Alliance on Thursday. -
"I know the lay of the land here," Braun said during a fireside chat hosted by the Lake County Indiana Economic Alliance in Schererville on Thursday, in his first visit to the Region as governor. "It is the neatest mixture of small businesses, entrepreneurs, blue collar workers and a dynamic economy."
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A Portage Township official worries the township could lose money, if the city of Portage creates TIF districts for housing developments. -
"It all is going to be depending upon the contractor and their ability to put the right resources to the project to move it closer to summer rather than Halloween," NICTD President Mike Noland told board members Monday. -
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security will be in Porter County on Thursday to survey damage from Sunday's storm. -
The South Shore Line continues looking into possible changes to the east end of the railroad. -
Unemployment rates remain higher than last year in Lake and Porter counties. -
"One error could mean a loss of coverage and a patient making a choice between rent and lifesaving insulin," said Edgewater Health President and CEO Dr. Danita Johnson Woods. -
More road work is set to begin next week on Region highways. -
The city of Valparaiso is looking at making its sidewalks easier to use.
