More info about Groundhog Day than you ever wanted to know

February 2, 2018

This morning in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting another 6 weeks of winter.

Punxatawney Phil

Today is Groundhog Day and this morning in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, therefore predicting another 6 weeks of winter. CultureShift’s Ryan Patrick Hooper, resident Groundhog Day expert, shares some unusual facts about the holiday with WDET’s Amanda LeClaire.  

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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