Michael Lyle Jr.
Weekend Host/ProducerMichael Lyle Jr. joined the New England Public Media news team in early 2019.
Before he joined NEPM, Michael served as a News and Sports Anchor/Reporter and Producer for AM 1220 WQUN in Hamden, Connecticut and also serves as Weekend News Anchor at WTIC-AM 1080 in Hartford, Connecticut. He is a four-time recipient of the Connecticut AP Broadcasters Association award and a two-time recipient of the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists Award.
Mike also serves as the Vice President of Broadcast for the Southern New England Association of Black Journalists, an affiliate chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, which was honored in 2015 as the Professional Chapter of the Year.
Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a Master's degree in Journalism from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. He is also serving in the world of college academia, instructing a course in sports literature at Quinnipiac University, starting in the fall 2019 semester.
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The Connecticut General Assembly’s committee on Public Health and Children held a forum in Hartford to address the baby formula shortage. -
The $100 million in state funding to strengthen mental health services across Connecticut was approved during the recent legislative session.
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Only one lawmaker in the Connecticut Senate voted against making Juneteenth a state holiday.
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The Connecticut Sun will play for a midseason championship on Thursday, taking on the Seattle Storm in the WNBA's inaugural Commissioner's Cup in…
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This weekend, nearly all COVID-19 safety restrictions will be lifted in Massachusetts. That includes mask requirements — at least for people who are…
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The minor league baseball season was canceled a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hartford Yard Goats, the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado…
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Springfield, Massachusetts, officials continue to field suggestions on reopening many of the city's basketball courts. They were closed at the beginning…
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In Massachusetts and Connecticut, more than 200,000 residents age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's disease. That's according to a recent report…
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There was stunning news this week of a series of murders in the Atlanta area, where a white man killed eight people including six Asian women.The man…
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The latest unemployment rates decreased in four of the six New England states. Numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Massachusetts…
