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Alek Haak-Frost

Alek Haak-Frost is the executive editor, publisher, and founder of Watershed Voice, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. Prior to establishing WSV in 2020, he wrote for a number of publications including The Midland Daily News and The Morning Sun, and served as managing editor of the Three Rivers Commercial-News for the better part of three years.

In 2022, Haak-Frost won the Public Service Award and Outstanding Coverage Award at the LION Local Journalism Awards in Austin, Texas. He was a finalist for the LION Public Service Award again in 2023.

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Alek's Latest Articles

Year in Review: Our most-read and most impactful stories of 2023

To truly encapsulate 2023 would mean rehashing some stories we'd rather not touch on again concerning local officials behaving badly, tragic accidents and/or death. So instead we've curated a selection of stories that either ranked among our most read or that we've deemed most impactful and worthy of another look before we close the books on 2023.

Keep Your Voice Down
Most listened-to Keep Your Voice Down episodes of 2023

As we approach the final days of 2023, we are taking a look back at Keep Your Voice Down's most listened-to episodes of the year. Check out the list here.

Haak-Frost: Six days, five grand to go

A message from Executive Editor and Publisher Alek Haak-Frost regarding the final six days of Watershed Voice's year-end fundraising campaign.

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Keep Your Voice Down Holiday Special

Hosts Alek Haak-Frost and Doug Sears Jr. are joined by Watershed Voice's resident holiday expert Steph Hightree for a very special episode of Keep Your Voice Down. After a brief NewsMatch update, the greatest trio since Garfield, Holland, and Maguire discuss elves on shelves, new and old traditions, the legitimacy of ham, Christmas cats, their favorite holiday films, and more. So grab your egg nog and glorified rice because it's about to get real — festive.

Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission

The Three Rivers City Commission will meet tonight Tuesday, December 19 at 6 p.m. at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with an agenda that includes a request from Surf Internet to install fiber optics in the city's rights of way.

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NewsMatch match cap increased to $15K with 18 days left in our campaign

With a mere 18 days left in our year end fundraiser, we were informed that thanks to additional support from a national funder, NewsMatch will now match up to $15,000 for each participating newsroom.

Local meeting primer: Sturgis City Commission

The Sturgis City Commission will meet on Wednesday, December 13 at 6 p.m. at Sturgis City Hall (130 N. Ottawa St.) for a regularly scheduled meeting. Here is a preview of Wednesday's agenda.

Haak-Frost: What you made possible this year

As we reach the end of 2023, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the stories that had the biggest impact on our community this year. Let us take you through some of the highlights to illustrate why your financial support is crucial to this work.

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Nearly 600 attend annual Polar Express event to fight hunger in St. Joseph County

Immaculate Conception Catholic School's free showing of The Polar Express (2004) at the Riviera Theatre in downtown Three Rivers drew over 580 people Sunday. The annual event aims to fight hunger in St. Joseph County by asking attendees to bring a donation of canned goods or non-perishable food items.

Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission

The Three Rivers City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 5 at Three Rivers City Hall (333 W. Michigan Ave.) with water testing costs and dog park rules on the agenda.

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