Shelley Irwin
WGVU HostShelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
She also hosts several public affairs program on the TV side, including Family Health Matters and Kalamazoo Lively Arts. Shelley is award winning in her profession, including five consecutive Gracie Allen Awards from American Women in TV and Radio for excellence as a program host. She was awarded the 2016 Athena Award, honoring an individual who has demonstrated leadership in their profession, mentored and opened new opportunities for women and contributed time and talent to the community and the Rotary of Grand Rapids’ Service Above Self award, given in recognition of Frederik Meijer, whose humanitarian acts of selfless service made an enduring difference in the lives of others.
Most recently, Irwin was named as one of the 200 Most Powerful Business Leaders in West Michigan by the Grand Rapids Business Journal.
Her community involvement extends from the Kent County Park Foundation to the Michigan Women’s Foundation, Hope Network, Girl Scouts and the Cherry Health Foundation, among others.
She has been named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan” twice by Gemini Publications, and has represented the U.S. in the Long Distance Triathlon and Duathlon World Championships.
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Mel Trotter Ministries partners with Catherine's Health Center, the annual Betty Ford Presidential Wreath Laying Ceremony, Dinks and Dingers, Dreamgirls at Circle Theatre, Snoop, and Julia Child's Bon Appetit at the Muskegon Museum of Art. -
This weekend offers the audiences of The Playhouse at Whitelake a production of bon Appetit in the form of a cabaret in partnership with the Muskegon Museum of Art. -
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The roving mic was on site for a preview. -
Denise Kolesar, Hello 50, LLC, shares the details of this new chance to play in a feel good atmosphere. -
We talk to Susan Ford about the event and ceremony. -
Catherine's CEO Megan Erskine talks about this increase in health services for guests at the shelter. -
CPR Dance: Inhale Movement, AllArtWorks, Bethlehem Intergenerational Center, Sharks at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and the Outdoor Discovery Center.
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Director of Public Programs Rob Schuitema joins the show with the details. -
We talk to Jamie Kurpka about the upcoming Red Alert! Art Exhibit.
