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Jon King has been a journalist for more than 35 years, having worked at WXYT & WWJ in Detroit before becoming News Director at WHMI, where he helmed an award-winning department from 2002 to 2022, while also co-hosting Mike & Jon in the Morning. After freelancing for two years, he became the Senior Reporter for the Michigan Advance in November 2023. He was then promoted in March 2025 to Editor-in-Chief.

Jon King’s Journalist Portfolio

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COVID Surge Pushes St. Joe Livingston To The Edge

COVID Surge Pushes St. Joe Livingston To The Edge

By Jon King / jking@whmi.com LISTEN TO THIS STORY - CLICK HERE As a fourth COVID surge continues to wreak tur…

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Healthcare Leaders Urge Commissioners To Accept COVID Funding

Healthcare Leaders Urge Commissioners To Accept COVID Funding

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Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief Original

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By Jon King Verified
| Michigan Advance
Endorsements U.S. Senate Following Sunday’s announcement by state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) that she was suspending her U.S. Senate campaign, a raft of endorsements poured in for both of her Democratic rivals. Within hours, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel endorsed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham). Stevens also received endorsements from State Sens. Paul Wojno (D-Warren) and Dayna Polehanki (D-Livonia) as well as state Rep. Jennifer Conlin (D-Ann Arbor Township).
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U-M health system and nurses union reach tentative contract, avoid strike vote

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By Jon King Verified
| Monroe County (Sparta) Herald Verified
University of Michigan Hospital | Photo by Susan J. Demas/Michigan Advance Registered nurses represented by the Michigan Nurses Association at the University of Michigan have reached a tentative three-year contract with Michigan Medicine, averting a planned strike authorization vote.
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U-M health system and nurses union reach tentative contract, avoid strike vote

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| Benton County Enterprise Verified
Posted 7/9/26 Registered nurses represented by the Michigan Nurses Association at the University of Michigan have reached a tentative three-year contract with Michigan Medicine, averting a planned strike authorization vote. The tentative agreement, announced Thursday by both the union and the university, still must be ratified by members of the MNA-University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council, which […] This item is available in full to subscribers.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter for The South End at Wayne State University

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but I had to share it with a Stegosaurus

How is social media changing news?

Coarsening it

Awards

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Michigan Association of Broadcasters

2021 - Best Investigative Story

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Pushed to the Edge

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Michigan Association of Broadcasters

2021 - Best Breaking News

Dormanen Murder

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Michigan Association of Broadcasters

2020 - Best Investigative Story

Coverage of the BLM-related protest that occurred in downtown Howell in June of 2020.

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Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Excellence Award

2019 - Best Documentary

Viewpoint – New, Streamlined Divorce Law

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