Alaina Fruge' is the producer for the WDET Book Club. Fruge was honored as one of the Michigan Chronicle's Top "40 under 40" and has served in Detroit news media almost 10 years. Her alma mater is home to thee World Famed Marching Tiger Band, Grambling State University where she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication with a focus in Broadcasting. She's always taking care of business so catch her when you can because you never know which one of her jobs she'll be at.

Is Newark The Next Flint?

Jake Neher/WDET Residents have been lining up Newark, New Jersey to get their bottles of water after testing revealed lead in the...

Former Flint Councilman on Why Justice Hasn’t Been Served For the City

Joan Isabella/WDET State officials have apologized for the mishandling of the Flint water disaster over and over. But for one former...

The Flint Water Crisis’ Latest Victim Died Earlier This Year

This February, one of the most recent deaths caused by the Flint Water Crisis occurred: Jassmine McBride, who died 6 months...

United Way Is Leading the Search for Long-Term Solutions for Flint

Jake Neher/WDET It’s been over 5 years since Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a Flint pediatrician, first brought public attention to the...

“Flint Fights Back” Looks at State of Democracy, Environmental Justice After Water Crisis

Jake Neher/WDET As part of the 2019 WDET Book Club, WDET is exploring the Flint Water Crisis through Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha’s book on the...

Lansing is the Only City in Michigan to Replace Every Lead Service Line. Here’s How It Happened

Jake Neher/WDET Even as the disastrous water crisis in Flint was unfolding, there was a city in Michigan that was...

New Film Highlights the Path to White Supremacy

A new film explores white supremacy and the path taken to seek redemption and renewal. In "Skin," from husband-and-wife producers...

How to Prevent the Next Flint

Behind every crisis, there's a canary in the coal mine calling out a warning.  For the Flint Water Crisis, that...

How The Washington D.C. Lead Crisis Foreshadowed Flint

In 2004, the Washington Post reported that a change in water treatment chemicals at the Washington D.C. aqueduct four years...

Journalist Ron Fonger Reflects On Flint Water Crisis, Five Years Later

One of the key figures in the Flint Water Crisis, journalist Ron Fonger, joins host Stephen Henderson for a discussion about his...