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Status
Returning Series
Release
TBA - Present
Seasons / Eps
5 / 261
Streaming availability by country
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.
47 Cast Members
Tim Skubick
Self - Host
261 Episodes
Karel Vega
Self - Announcer (voice)
157 Episodes
Jamie Paisley
Self - Announcer (voice)
104 Episodes
Zoe Clark
Self
4 Episodes
Chad Livengood
Self
5 Episodes
Lauren Gibbons
Self
5 Episodes
Craig Mauger
Self
6 Episodes
Chuck Stokes
Self
3 Episodes
Jordyn Hermani
Self
5 Episodes
Simon Schuster
Self
4 Episodes
Jonathan Oosting
Self - Panelist
2 Episodes
Bill Ballenger
Self
3 Episodes
Clara Hendrickson
Self
3 Episodes
Emily Lawler
Self
3 Episodes
Kyle Melinn
Self
3 Episodes
Zach Gorchow
Self
2 Episodes
Cheyna Roth
Self - Panelist
2 Episodes
Dave Boucher
Self
2 Episodes
Gretchen Whitmer
Self
2 Episodes
Beth LeBlanc
Self
1 Episodes
