Michelle Tyrene Johnson
Senior ProducerMichelle Tyrene Johnson is the lead producer of LPM’s talk shows, and she is also the host and producer of LPM’s podcast Race Unwrapped, recipient of a 2023 regional Edward R. Murrow Award. Michelle received her degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, her law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and her MFA in Playwriting from the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing at Spalding University. A native of Kansas City, Kansas, Michelle comes to LPM from KCUR, Kansas City, Missouri’s NPR member station. When she’s not living that radio life, Michelle can usually be found knitting with pretty yarn, or writing a yarn set for stage. Email Michelle at mjohnson@lpm.org.
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The latest event in a series hosted by the University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute will focus on history and science. -
The nonprofit organization has a bigger footprint in west Louisville to build on its workplace development programs -
Interim Co-Executive Director Cassandra Webb shares how the Russell Community Land Trust hopes to make home ownership more accessible in the neighborhood. -
Contemporaries remember Dr. Kelly McCants for his ability to combine clinical excellence with emotional intelligence to help patients and inspire colleagues. -
Chestnut Street YMCA director Kamari Wooten says lack of access and fear about cost can keep Black men from seeking care. -
Louisville Public Media provided a lot of conversations in 2025. LPM’s Michelle Tyrene Johnson shares a few of her favorite discussions from the year. -
The Bright Bees Project is a student-driven effort to have first-responders pass out stuffed animals with QR codes to help children in stressful situations. -
Americana Community Center’s new leader has plans to guide the more than 30-year-old nonprofit into a more stable future. -
A new downtown restaurant offers a taste of home to Jamaicans living in Louisville and provides help to those impacted by Hurricane Melissa. -
For six years, Change Today, Change Tomorrow has helped provide free groceries to families in west Louisville.
