Bar Belian
Production Assistant & On-air HostContact Bar Belian:
📧 belia1at@cmich.edu 📞 989-774-3105
Bar Belian is production assistant and on-air host for WCMU.
In the summer of 2026, Belian was a newsroom intern at WCMU in collaboration with the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
He is currently a part of Central Michigan Life, and has just finished his junior year at Central Michigan University, graduating in the spring of 2027.
Belian has covered mainly sports, like basketball and soccer, throughout his time at CM-Life, but he has also covered stories focused on artificial intelligence at CMU and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
Belian’s interest is telling stories of and for the people.
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Officials say intentionally fake distress calls complicate and strain emergencies services across the Great Lakes region. -
Breaking down how election day went in Grand Traverse County. -
Democratic Primary candidate Haley Stevens left her rally in Traverse City after social media influencer and political activist Walter Masterson questioned her campaign's funding. She later canceled a meet and greet in Bay City due to Masterson's presence. -
The East Bay Township trail was first created in 2006 and now, two decades later, is planned to be extended. -
What it takes and what it’s like to be a Santa in the summer. -
The current oldest male to skydive in a wingsuit, according to the Guinness World Record, was Thomas Conner, who was 67 when he jumped. -
Michigan State Police officers Merrek and Michael de Castro reminisce about their experiences on their shift together. -
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are two major signs of the impact of high temperatures, according to Emily Mueller of Munson Healthcare -
With the 100th National Cherry Festival happening this week in Traverse City, cultures from all around the Grand Traverse region are coming together. -
The Milk Carton Boat Regatta is a competition to create boats with milk cartons, orange juice cartons and water jugs.
