He has worked previously for the Kalamazoo Gazette and the Saginaw News. He graduated from Central Michigan University in 2006 with a major in Journalism and a major in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts. Gruenke was named Virginia Photographer of the Year by Virginia News Photographers Association in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In addition, his photographs have won numerous Virginia Press Association, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Michigan Press Photographers Association, and Associated Press awards. EditorialSportsProjectsLosing the Battle with Alzheimer'sKickboxingGentlemen's Club VigilChristeningOil and WaterEviction of Franklin Valley EstatesEmotional VolleysSpringer TrialFight NightMultimediaFairFaces of TennisAbout meContact