Catalyst Radio

Catalyst Radio is a 30-minute weekly program on 88.1 FM that features information on local events and current affairs. Catalyst Radio airs Friday mornings at noon.

The program, hosted by WYCE programmer and CMC staff member Linda Gellasch, features news analysis, interviews with community-based organizations, and a calendar of upcoming events.

Recent Shows

2011-05-27

The delightful Ashok Kumar of The Asian Center of West Michigan joins Denise on air to present the array of services that the Center offers and also plumb the differences between generations of Asian Americans.

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2011-05-13

Every year, John Ball Zoo gives out tens of thousands of passes to elementary school youth in Kent County who qualify for federal lunch programs. To help them keep up the summer program, they are one of WYCE's beneficiaries for the Hat Trick Concert.

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2011-05-06

Joining us today is Jay Starkey of In The Image, best known for getting lightly used clothing and houseware to those who express a need for them.

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2011-04-29

Executive Director Michele Suchovsky of VSA Grand Rapids shares how the arts made it possible for a quadraplegic man to sign his name for the first time in 20 years to their 25th anniversary that will bring in hundreds of students with disabilities to express themselves through art.

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2011-04-22

Tune in as Denise interviews David Jacobs, executive director of Home Repair Services, about their philosophy to slow declining home ownership rate in Kent County and how the housing crisis has affected HRS' work.

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2011-04-15

As the beneficiary of the upcoming music concert at One Trick Pony, ARC Kent County's executive director joins us to share exactly what Monday night's donations will support.

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2011-04-08

The annual Art.Downtown event is coming up and has a larger footprint than ever before. Organizer Jenn Schaub and ArtPeers' Erin Wilson give us all the deets.

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2011-04-04

Joining us on air is Tim Hileman of Indian Trails Camp, the beneficiary of tonight's Hat Trick Concert, WYCE's concert series that benefits nonprofits in the area.

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2011-03-25

This week, we're joined by Lambert Zuidervaart, who was recently in Grand Rapids to introduce his newly published book, Art in Public and take part in a symposium to discuss arts funding and its broader implications.

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