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Gongwer News Service Contact Information
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Reach our office:
Gongwer News Service/Michigan
124 West Allegan Street, Suite 1200
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 482-3500
(800) 482-3502
FAX: (517) 482-4367
Email: gongwer@gongwer.com
Meet our staff:
Alan Miller, President
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Mr. Miller has been with Gongwer News Service for more than three decades, joining the company as a reporter after his graduation from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Mr. Miller, who covered the Michigan Legislature for Gongwer from 1972-1992, follows a variety of issues and is also responsible for the company’s main business operations.
John Lindstrom, Publisher
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Mr. Lindstrom has been reporting and leading news coverage for the company for 26 years. A journalism graduate from Michigan State University where he worked for The State News, Mr. Lindstrom worked professionally at the Adrian Telegram, Fenton Independent and Crain’s Detroit Business. Along with the other Gongwer staff, Mr. Lindstrom has won several national reporting awards from Capitolbeat, the national organization of state house reporters. He handles subscriber and operational matters as well as reporting on a variety of issues.
Zachary Gorchow, Editor
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Mr. Gorchow returned to Gongwer News Service in 2009 after serving as a staff writer from 1998-2005. In between, he spent four years at the Detroit Free Press, covering Wayne County and the city of Detroit. Prior to first working at Gongwer, he reported for Observer Newspapers in suburban Wayne County. He is an international relations graduate from Michigan State University, where he worked on the school's student newspaper, The State News. In addition to Mr. Gorchow's duties as editor, he also leads Gongwer's coverage of the governor's office.
Stephanie Cepak, Staff Writer
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Ms. Cepak worked as an intern for Gongwer in 2004 and after serving a stint covering local government in Indiana, she returned to Michigan in 2005. She is a journalism graduate of Michigan State University and worked for The State News and Capital News Service while in school. Ms. Cepak leads Gongwer's coverage of the Senate.
Chris Gautz, Staff Writer
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Mr. Gautz joined Gongwer News Service in 2011 after covering politics and business for the Jackson Citizen-Patriot. Mr. Gautz earlier reported for the South Bend Tribune in Indiana and the Adrian Daily Telegram. A graduate of Central Michigan University, Mr. Gautz leads Gongwer's coverage of the House.
Christopher Klaver, Staff Writer
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Mr. Klaver, who came to Gongwer in 1992 after a stint with the Grand Traverse Business Journal, is an MSU journalism graduate whose experience includes reporting for the Capital News Service. His reporting is focused on state agencies and he guides information technology for the company.