After 40-Year Career, Detroit Photographer Steps out From Behind the Lens
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Ryan Patrick Hooper is the award-winning host of "In the Groove" on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. Hooper has covered stories for the New York Times, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit, SPIN and Paste magazine.
Hooper grew up reading the Sunday paper with his dad. That’s where he learned the basics of writing while dreaming of one day writing the stories himself. At 16, he knocked on the door of his hometown paper and asked for a job as a reporter. Since then, he's written extensively for the Detroit Free Press -- the same paper he grew up reading.
Since joining WDET in 2017, Hooper has expanded the station’s arts and culture coverage and received numerous awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasting along the way. Nationally, Hooper was awarded a 2020 RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting for his story “Would You Rent a Stray Dog From the City of Detroit?“ In 2018, Hooper was named the Associated Press Michigan Editors Broadcast Rising Star in broadcast journalism. He received the prestigious Crain’s Detroit Business “20 In Their 20s” award in 2014. His commitment to volunteerism was recognized by the State of Michigan in 2007.
His juggalo-inspired I.C.Pizza costume was selected by the Huffington Post as one of the best Halloween costumes of 2014.
In the Groove with Griz
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Detroit Artist Paul Johnson’s “Color Blocking” Arrives at Cass Cafe
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Inside the Orchestras of Auschwitz
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Which Detroit Restaurants are Open on Thanksgiving in Detroit?
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Black Girl Magic in 23K Gold: Exploring the Latest Work from Detroit Artist Jason Phillips
Jason Phillips Click the audio player to listen to the full interview. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on WDET...
Legendary Filmmaker Brings Latest Doc “Monrovia, Indiana” to Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Film Theatre Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit's...
Clearing the Smoke: What Does Legal Weed Mean for Michiganders?
WDET Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM Detroit's public radio....
Is Whiskey the New Craft Beer in Michigan?
Traverse City Whiskey Co. Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on WDET 101.9...
Cultural Wealth: Knight Foundation Announces Winners of 2018 Knight Arts Challenge
Andrew Potter Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on Detroit's public radio WDET...
For the Cost of a Hot-N-Ready, MSU Brings Music Classes to Detroit Kids
MSU Community Music School Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on Detroit's public...
World War II Thriller “Memoir of War” Lands at the Detroit Film Theatre This Weekend
Detroit Film Theatre Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. on WDET 101.9FM. Each...