April Van Buren
April Van Buren is Community Engagement Director for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project. She produces features and Stateside segments for the project and coordinates State of Opportunity's live events.
Before landing at Michigan Radio, April worked as a producer for Current State at WKAR where she helped launched the station's Pop-Up Stories project. She also worked as a reporting intern and producer at WBEZ in Chicago. Her very first public radio gig was as an intern here at Michigan Radio.
April graduated from Harvard University in 2012 with the most liberal artsy of liberal arts degrees. She is a die-hard 30 Rock fan and once saw Tina Fey do the chicken dance at a party.
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Today on Stateside , Governor Whitmer issued emergency rules making Michigan the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, which are popular among...
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Michigan, like most of the country, is in desperate need of more child and adolescent psychiatrists. A study released in February found that one in...
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Pat Watts of Detroit was 16 years old during the uprising of 1967. She reflects on the fears she felt at that time. What started as a rebellion for equality became unfulfilled promises by leaders.
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Michigan has made major strides when it comes to the number of kids enrolled in state-funded preschool. The state now ranks 15th in the country...
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As a parent, you want your kids to grow and develop into successful adults. Providing a stable and safe home is an important part of doing that. But...
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Poor kids in Michigan, and across the country, do worse in school than their wealthier peers. That’s particularly true for kids attending schools where...