New Soul Sunday

Sun 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

You can now hear more of today's urban music on New Soul Sunday with Nick Austin.

The Progressive Underground

Sun 8 p.m.–11 p.m.

The Progressive Underground w/ Chris Campbell serves up a creative mix Afro-pean, house, electronic.... all the things that will make Sunday night with WDET unforgettable.

What Chicago's Meigs Field Can Teach Us About City Airport

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Photo Courtesy of Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields

Under the cover of darkness on March 31, 2003 bulldozers carved giant X's into the runway at Chicago's Meigs Field airport. The move--ordered by Mayor Richard Daley--resulted in bewilderment on the part of Chicago residents and a fine from the Federal Aviation Administration. With Detroit's Coleman A. Young International Airport in jeopardy, WDET's J. Carlisle Larsen gives us an overview of the Meigs Field Scandal.

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Photo Courtesy of Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields