Doug Tribou
Doug Tribou joined the Michigan Radio staff as the host of Morning Edition in June 2016. Doug first moved to Michigan in 2015 when he was awarded a Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
From 2006 until August 2015, Doug worked at NPR member station WBUR in Boston. During that time, he spent seven years as a reporter and producer for “Only A Game,” NPR’s weekly sports show. From 2006 to 2008, he was as a news anchor at WBUR.
Doug’s reporting has appeared on All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Weekend Edition. He has also made numerous appearances on NPR’s Here and Now.
Doug also has extensive experience in commercial radio. He served as program director at ESPN Radio Boston (WAMG/WLLH) from 2005 to 2006, and as program and news director for stations owned by Saga Communications in Portland, Maine.
Doug has a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University. In 2013, he earned a master’s degree in advertising from Boston University.
Doug lives with his wife and two daughters in Ann Arbor. In his spare time, he enjoys exploring Michigan with his family, basketball, running, golf, books about history, and detective novels.
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In August, on the night before Michigan’s primary election, Wayne County Republican Party leaders held a virtual training session for poll workers and partisan poll observers. During the session, the party leaders encouraged people to break election rules. -
A preliminary hearing wrapped up Thursday for five men accused of helping with the alleged plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan Radio's Dustin Dwyer joined Doug Tribou for a breakdown of what happened this week in the state case. -
Powerful storms knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Michigan Monday. We spoke to DTE Energy and Consumers Energy about the cleanup and estimates for when power will be restored. -
A federal jury in Grand Rapids found two men accused of plotting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer guilty on all the counts against them Tuesday. Adam Fox and Barry Croft were on trial for the second time. -
Detroit Free Press state government reporter Paul Egan joined Michigan Radio's Doug Tribou to talk about the latest shake up in the Republican race for governor. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is waiting to find out whether the Michigan Supreme Court will hear her challenge to Michigan's dormant abortion law that would take effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The governor has asked the state Supreme Court to bypass lower courts and declare that Michigan's 1931 law violates the state constitution. -
Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider analyzes the results of the federal trial over the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and looks at what's next in the case. -
As power outages plague Michigan, League of Conservation Voters calls for investigation, rate freezeThe Michigan League of Conservation Voters says the state’s two biggest utility companies, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, need to be held accountable for long power outages following recent storms. -
The shooting at Oxford High School on November 30 spawned copycat threats and caused dozens of schools to close Thursday and Friday out of an abundance of caution. -
As COVID cases spike in Michigan. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel discusses the state's advice on how to slow the surge.
