Off the Record (WKAR TV series)
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Off the Record is a weekly, political talk program produced by Michigan public television station WKAR-TV
in East Lansing, Michigan
, and broadcast statewide on PBS
member stations throughout Michigan. Off The Record is hosted by Michigan's senior capitol correspondent, Tim Skubick.
The program covers the governor
, legislature
, political campaigns and state government
.
Off the Record has two segments, opening with a panel of reporters discussing recent news for 15 minutes followed by a roundtable interview with a politician or newsmaker.
He also anchored the statewide investigative documentary series Michigan At Risk, as well as the governor's State of the State address
es and other Michigan election and political specials produced by WKAR in East Lansing.
Skubick covers the state capitol for a variety of other media outlets including 66 radio
stations through the Michigan Radio Network. He writes a weekly political column for 22 statewide newspapers and is in high demand on the public speaking circuit around the state.
Skubick, who has degrees in broadcast journalism
from Michigan State University, has done more political broadcasts than any other journalist, print or broadcast, in the state and has been covering Michigan government and politics since 1969.
Mr. Skubick's book, Off The Record (440pp), was published in 2003.
Mr. Skubick's book, See Dick and Jen Run (342pp), about the 2006 Michigan Gubernatorial campaign, was published by The University of Michigan Press and Petoskey Publishing Co.
WKAR-TV
WKAR-TV is a PBS-member station serving the Lansing, Michigan area. It is owned by Michigan State University. The station broadcasts on digital channel 40, which redirects to its former analog channel 23 via PSIP). Its studios are located on MSU's campus in East Lansing, its city of license...
in East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing, Michigan
East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from...
, and broadcast statewide on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member stations throughout Michigan. Off The Record is hosted by Michigan's senior capitol correspondent, Tim Skubick.
The program covers the governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
, legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
, political campaigns and state government
State government
A state government is the government of a subnational entity in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government...
.
Off the Record has two segments, opening with a panel of reporters discussing recent news for 15 minutes followed by a roundtable interview with a politician or newsmaker.
Tim Skubick
Tim Skubick has anchored Off the Record since 1972, and is the longest-serving member of the state's political press corp.He also anchored the statewide investigative documentary series Michigan At Risk, as well as the governor's State of the State address
State of the State Address
The State of the State Address is a speech customarily given once each year by the governors of most states of the United States. The speech is customarily delivered before both houses of the state legislature sitting in joint session, with the exception of the Nebraska Legislature, which is a...
es and other Michigan election and political specials produced by WKAR in East Lansing.
Skubick covers the state capitol for a variety of other media outlets including 66 radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
stations through the Michigan Radio Network. He writes a weekly political column for 22 statewide newspapers and is in high demand on the public speaking circuit around the state.
Skubick, who has degrees in broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
from Michigan State University, has done more political broadcasts than any other journalist, print or broadcast, in the state and has been covering Michigan government and politics since 1969.
Mr. Skubick's book, Off The Record (440pp), was published in 2003.
Mr. Skubick's book, See Dick and Jen Run (342pp), about the 2006 Michigan Gubernatorial campaign, was published by The University of Michigan Press and Petoskey Publishing Co.