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10 Inspirational Years of The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin!

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Shelley Irwin was drawn to West Michigan as a result of a job opening, and a personal decision to make a career change in order to help make a difference in peoples lives.  She originally came to the WGVU Morning Show’s radio broadcast as a producer and fill-in host back in December of 2001, and officially became the morning show’s host in July of 2003. Shelley says that what she loves most about hosting the morning show is “the opportunity to get the word out on what is happening locally, the feeling of connectivity to the community, and essentially having a front row seat to West Michigan.”

About

The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin is a two hour conversational news magazine which focuses on local news and events, with a goal to inform, educate, and entertain. In addition to regular guests, both regional and national newsmakers traveling through West Michigan will often grace the show’s microphone. The morning show has many regular segments including:

  • Business Happens in Heels– 3 local west Michigan women gather monthly to discuss their career journeys, challenges, surprises, and thrills, and to share practical advice
  • The Right Place– CEO Birgit Klohs joins in monthly to discuss business development and the regional economy
  • Off the Mat– a local Chopra certified wellness expert joins TMS to discuss stress free lifestyles
  • From Where I Sit– monthly, crunching the numbers with a local furniture analyst
  • Healthy Headlines– guests from the Kent County Health department discuss health in the news, as well as available pets for adoption at the local animal shelter
  • City Beat– weekly, discussing what to do and where to go during the weekend in West Michigan
  • Roving microphone– out and about in the community and statewide to showcase community features, including: the John Ball Park Zoo, Lake Michigan, local coffee shops, cycle races in Traverse City, sailboat races of northern Michigan, and even a trip to the country of Jordan
  • Many other guest segments including: librarians, veterinarians, educators, travel experts, wine experts and those from surrounding communities (Holland, Muskegon, and “up north”)

Accolades

Since Shelley Irwin began hosting the WGVU Morning Show, one of her goals has been to constantly strive to do more and to do better.  As a result of her hard work and dedication, she has earned a multitude of awards:

  • Five Gracie Allen Awards (American Women in Radio and TV) for outstanding Show Host
  • Multiple AP and MAB awards,Silver Microphone awards
  • Michigan Excellence in Journalism award
  • GVSU Community Award
  • Epilepsy Foundation Service Award
  • GVSU Women’s Center Award
  • GRBJ 50 most influential Women in West Michigan
  • GR Magazine’s Face of GR 2013
  • TedX speaker  Macatawa September 2013
  • 2013 Media Personality of the Year Proof Award PRSA
  • GR Lion of the Year and President’s Plaque
  • Half Iron athlete

Celebration

In celebration of ten successful years of The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin, there are frequent postings on the show’s Facebook page, including memories and photographs of key guests who have appeared on the show. What an adventurous, informational, and fun-packed decade!

Congratulations to The WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin on 10 successful years!