Lydia Belanger

Lydia is an intern at the Traverse City Business News and a student in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She is a Traverse City native and graduate of Traverse City Central High School.

Ross Boissoneau

Ross Boissoneau has written for numerous publications across the state and the region. He is a regular contributor to the Business News as well as Jazziz and Progression magazines. He has also worked for companies and organizations as a marketing, public relations and graphic design professional. Read his blog tinyurl.com/rossblog.

Tom Carr

Tom Carr is a multi-media journalist with more than 25 years covering northern Michigan. He writes news and features for the Ticker and the Traverse City Business News. He is a frequent contributor to Interlochen Public Radio. For nearly two decades, he was a reporter and columnist for the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

Kandace Chapple

Kandace Chapple is a freelance writer who has written for regional publications for 15 years. She is the editor and co-publisher of Grand Traverse Woman Magazine. She also blogs at www.kandacechapple.com. 

Lynn Geiger

Lynn Geiger is the head writer for the Traverse City Business News. She first started writing for the paper as a freelancer in the mid-1990s. Lynn lives in downtown Traverse City.

Kathy Gest

Luke Haase

Luke Haase is the publisher of The Ticker. He has penned articles for the Traverse City Business News, Corp!, Business Update, and the Michigan Journal, as well as columns for several national web sites and magazines. Luke resides in Traverse City.

Carrie Henderson

Carrie Henderson has been writing for more than 10 years in both TV and print. For five years she worked at 7&4 News as a producer and assignment editor. An avid sports fan, Carrie landed her dream job at ESPN in 2008. 

Heather Johnson Durocher

Heather Johnson Durocher is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in numerous regional publications as well as national consumer and custom magazines. She’s written for USA Weekend, Redbook, Family Circle and Green Retailer, among others, and also blogs at www.michiganrunnergirl.com

Bob Lovik

Bob Lovik is a freelance journalist and travel writer. He is a frequent contributor to the Traverse City Business News, The Ticker and The Grand Vision campaign, and also has worked as a reporter for several Scottish newspapers. His travel writing includes an active lifestyle travel guide to northwest England.

Vic McCarty

Vic McCarty who is a Southern California native, graduated with a degree in broadcasting from Pepperdine Univeristy. He is best known for his work at 7&4 and Fox33. McCarty currently hosts the Vic McCarty Show on 1270 AM WMKT The Talk Station.

Gayle Neu

Gayle Neu is the former editor of the Traverse City Business News. She's been a TV anchor/reporter and print journalist in the Traverse City area since '93 and has a Journalism degree from MSU. She also does corporate voiceover/video work.

Joan O'Neill

Al Parker

Al Parker is an award-winning freelance journalist who has been covering northwest Michigan news stories for most of three decades. He excels at breaking news, business profiles and insightful feature stories.

Samantha Tengelitsch

Samantha Tengelitsch is a freelance writer and photographer and former editor of the Elk Rapids News. Her work has been featured in publications both locally and nationally.

Lynda Twardowski Wheatley

Lynda Twardowski Wheatley is editor of the Traverse City Business News and The Ticker. She has authored more than a dozen books, and 350+  articles for various newspapers, magazines and websites. She lives in downtown Traverse City.