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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The Indiana Department of Transportation says shoulders will be closed at U.S. 20, starting as soon as Thursday. Crews will be replacing the overhead box truss structure over the eastbound lanes. -
"No one person can be the civility police," said advisory human relations council chair Alison Quackenbush. "The mayor is not the civility police. I am not the civility police, nor is the AHRC." -
"This project is exciting," said Mayor Eddie Melton. "This is going to be that anchor for this neighborhood, which is going to be a draw for more folks that want to live in Gary." -
Road construction season is getting underway, as the Indiana Department of Transportation starts prep work for bridge projects on I-65 and Ripley Street. -
"People have had an equal amount of time to engage with us, but don't engage outside of us and then come to this body as though our responsibility, our role, isn't prominent and most important in this whole discussion," said council member Robert Cotton. -
The South Shore Line will run extra trains Saturday for the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade and dyeing of the river. -
The city of Valparaiso will once again have more money available for road projects this year. The city council Monday appropriated almost $2.5 million out of various paving-related funds. -
Gary residents have a chance to get a preview of the Tolleston Opportunity Campus, ahead of the official groundbreaking. The city is planning a community meeting this Friday at 11:00 a.m. at the Tolleston Pavilion. -
A Wheatfield woman who'd been missing for six days has been found alive in a vehicle along a rural Newton County road. -
The city of Valparaiso is halting all efforts toward exploring a proposed data center on land that had been purchased for a sports complex. Mayor Jon Costas made the announcement Tuesday, a day after the city council heard hours of public comment against the proposal.
