A born and bred Yooper from Chassell, Michigan Walt Lindala is a genuine information junkie. He lives and works here and has made it his life’s work to report on the day to day events that shape our community. Walt covered news and public affairs in Upper Michigan since 1987 starting on the campus of Northern Michigan University at Public Radio 90, WNMU-FM where he hosted the morning news program for nearly a decade.

He joined the Great Lakes Radio team in 1997 as Network News Director and has interviewed hundreds of the people who make our area such a great place to live.

Walt has been recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters over two dozen times for excellence in news reporting, event coverage, on-air and production work. Now he holds the same role as News Director and Morning Show Host for mediaBrew Communications.