Gonyea is a 1978 graduate of Michigan State University, where he worked for the public television station, WKAR-TV, one of the first such university-based public television stations in the nation.
WKAR-TV, a television station (channel 40 digital) licensed to East Lansing, Michigan, United States
KAR4 broadcast educational programming for teachers from the Annenberg Channel.
WKAR-FM, a radio station (90.5 FM) licensed to East Lansing, Michigan, United States
The station is also the primary Emergency Alert System (EAS) station for the state of Michigan, relaying emergency messages from the Michigan State Police to all media outlets in Michigan; WKAR-FM hosts statewide tests twice a year.