Hey there!  How are ya.  Welcome to the GR Channel.  We've been out on the West Coast a while doing what we do with the Muskegon Channel and think it's a pretty good time to head east to Grand Rapids to show ya how we do things just a little differently than most news, entertainment and information sites.  We are small and humble by design.  We don't work in 30 second sound bytes and we are not out to find anything to do with stories about the sky falling, the misery created by crime or trying to find "gotcha moments" for free clicks and shares. 

We search for the things that might get overlooked most of the time.  People who put in the extra effort.  Events that can help turn narratives of communities.  We work to give people a platform and a way to share their story by talking to them.  No chopped up interviews, no pressured questions, nothing more than an actual conversation about what's making community work, where things could be pro-actively improved and how it's getting done. 

We are open to municipal stories in and around the Grand Rapids area.  In Muskegon, the Muskegon Channel pretty much means all of the county.  We'll take that path too in GR.  We're open to small town stuff, people helping people, charities, schools and more.  You can CLICK HERE to get in touch with story ideas.  We can't promise we can cover them all, but we'd love to hear from ya.  

You'll find some crossover content.  The Andy and Dave Daily is a "morning show" segment.  Dave Kaechele and I are somewhere in the ballpark of 25 years together, we think.  We've been in Muskegon, we did a year on a Grand Rapids classic hits station and we've managed to continue a conversation about almost nothing the entire time.  Teagen Schultz Weather will be here daily too.  Teagen is our second "upstart".  She's almost finished at Central Michigan University for her Meteorology degree and working with us to fine tune the broadcast end of things.  We use these platforms to help the younger generation get a start.  If you might recall, 100 years ago or so, it was me starting out, at KLQ in Grand Rapids and you all grew up with me.  I want the next gen to have a place to learn and grow too. 

We could use a few sponsors!  We're a business.  We offer some sincerely affordable advertising.  We also have an entire back end of things producing video, audio and live streaming events.  O'Riley Media Group, have a look.   Sure, it's early on but we've seen our audience grow rapidly in Muskegon and it continues to grow.  We expect the same here.  If we can help your business out, CLICK HERE and let's talk!  

We're proud of our growth. The Muskegon Channel is local, on demand programming in a town with no TV of it's own, radio and newsprint are dent in from other markets for the most part, and building from a foundational level is where we began.   We're proud to be able to have the ability to expand and we welcome you to our project.  Thanks so much for stopping by the GR Channel.  

Andy O