First Lady Jill Biden will stop in Michigan Sunday

Michigan Public | By Steve Carmody

Published October 21, 2021 at 12:54 PM EDT

First Lady Jill Biden will be in Michigan this weekend.

The First Lady is scheduled to stop in Mt. Pleasant on Sunday afternoon. She and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are scheduled to hold a listening session with members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. Youth mental health issues are the focus of the meeting.

Later Sunday evening, the First Lady is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah annual dinner in Detroit. The dinner has become an important benefit and event for the Jewish community in metro Detroit. This year it'll honor General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra.

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Steve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Radio since 2005. Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting. During his two and a half decades in broadcasting, Steve has won numerous awards, including accolades from the Associated Press and Radio and Television News Directors Association. Away from the broadcast booth, Steve is an avid reader and movie fanatic. Q&A

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