Jerome Vaughn - News/Program Director

An award-winning journalist, Jerome Vaughn joined WDET in 1992 to help chronicle Detroit's comeback and let people know that the city is improving.

His interest in news reporting began when he was four years old, when his mom bought him a yellow Panasonic ball and chain radio. He listened to news on it all the time and took inspiration from Walter Cronkite, Charles Collingwood and Eric Sevareid.

In his spare time Jerome enjoys gardening, spending time with his wife and seven children....and coaching his kids' soccer teams.

Jerome also runs the news department's internship program and serves as a mentor for NPR's Next Generation Radio Project.

"It's so important to get the next generation of public radio radio news producers involved in the process right now. We can't afford to let them choose their career path, without at least considering public radio. So, I'm doing my part to get young people around the country interested in what we do at WDET."

You can email Jerome Vaughn at jvaughn@wdetfm.org.

 

Pat Batcheller - WDET Host of "All Things Considered"

Pat Batcheller joined the WDET news team in June 2007. A native of the area, Pat grew up in Trenton and is a graduate of University of Michigan and Spec Howard School of Broadcast Arts. Pat's professional experience has always been focused on news with his first job in radio at WKZC in Scottville, Michigan as News Director. From there he worked in news radio at stations in St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo and Howell before landing back in Detroit at WWJ where he was a producer and editor for nine years. During his career, Pat has been honored with many awards from the Associated Press and Michigan Association of Broadcasters for breaking news, feature reporting and newscasts.

"Being the youngest in my family, I was always the last to know what was going on - I think that is why I got into news. I hope after hearing a newscast, listeners feel that they learned some things and got to know their community a little better" --Pat Batcheller

You can email Pat Batcheller at pbatcheller@wdetfm.org.

 

Quinn Klinefelter - City Government Reporter.

Quinn joined WDET in 1998 after working with the British Broadcasting Corporation, National Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Radio where he produced and hosted news and current events shows. He has been on top of the news for nearly a decade and honored for it by the Wisconsin Broadcasting Association and the Robert F. Hyland/CBS Radio Award for feature reporting for nearly a decade.

Klinefelter was literally on top of the news in 1996 when he interviewed then-Senator Bob Dole and stepped on his feet during the Dole/Kemp run for the Presidency.

"I grab news in the morning, check the papers and the wires, call sources and take a big gulp of coffee. That's how I start the day." --Quinn Klinefelter

You can email Quinn Klinefelter at qklinefe@wdetfm.org.

 

Noah Ovshinsky - Reporter

Noah came to Detroit Public Radio in 2006 after having worked as a director and producer at HKO Media, an Ann Arbor-based video production company. While at HKO, he received a Michigan Emmy for his documentary about a World War II hero called, "Raoul Wallenberg: One Person Can Make A Difference." Noah's previous radio experience includes a two-year stint at Chicago's WGN Radio, where he served in numerous positions including morning news producer.

Growing up in Detroit, he earned a Liberal Arts degree from Kalamazoo College. When he's not chasing news stories, Noah enjoys going to farmers markets, gardening and trying to catch up on reading back issues of The New Yorker.

"Detroit and the entire region is full of stories," said Noah Ovshinsky. "I look forward to bringing them to WDET's listeners one newscast at a time."

You can email Noah Ovshinsky at novshinsky@wdetfm.org.

 

Amy Miller - WDET Host of "Morning Edition"

Amy Miller grew up in North Rosedale Park on Detroit’s west side. Her public radio career began in 1986 when she took an opportunity to be a reporter at Alaska Public Radio Network. During her 17 years in Alaska public radio, she served as reporter, news director, regional news director and program host. Some of Amy’s Alaskan news colleagues include NPR’s Corey Flintoff, Peter Kenyon, Elizabeth Arnold and Mark Moran. She was Regional News Director for CoastAlaska,Inc., a consortium of five public radio stations along Alaska’s panhandle.

“It’s great to be back home in Detroit,” said Amy Miller, WDET host of NPR’s Morning Edition. “I’m looking forward to serving WDET listeners and bringing the community the important stories of the day. It is an honor to be a part of the WDET newsroom, which has a reputation for excellence in news coverage.”

You can email Amy Miller at amiller@wdetfm.org.

Rob St. Mary - WDET Reporter

St. Mary, who is a native to metro Detroit, is a graduate of Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts and began his career as a newsroom producer at WJR. From there, he took an opportunity at WLEW in Bad Axe where he served as a reporter and anchor and then moved on to WSGW in Saginaw as assistant news director. Most recently, Rob St. Mary was news director at WOOD in Grand Rapids. Rob is the recipient of two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television News Directors Association and over a dozen awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Michigan Associated Press.

"I'm glad to be at WDET," said Rob St. Mary. "I've been listening to the station since I was a teenager and always enjoyed the depth of news programming and music, especially Ed Love. Working in public radio, I won't be restrained by the format of commercial radio, so I can have the time necessary to tell the story in a way that really means something to the listener."

You can email Rob St. Mary at rstmary@wdetfm.org