For Detroit Retirees, Bankruptcy Still Part of Daily Life
For City of Detroit retirees, the changes brought by bankruptcy are measured in the cuts they’ve taken to monthly pension...
Annamarie Sysling is a producer for Detroit Public TV's Great Lakes Now.
She is a former producer for “Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson.” She also focuses on solutions-oriented environmental stories as a reporter.
Sysling was an intern at WDET beginning in 2012 and has worked as a freelance reporter, producer and storyteller for a variety of media outlets. She was hired by WDET in 2014 as a part-time reporter and anchor, and became a full time producer for Detroit Today in the Fall of 2019. For her 30th birthday, she went to the U.S.-Mexico border and volunteered in the Sonoran Desert searching for migrants with a humanitarian aid group.
When she’s not at work, Sysling is likely walking through the city, practicing yoga or out in her garden.
Voices of Pensioners: A Year After Bankruptcy
For City of Detroit retirees, the changes made by the bankruptcy case are measured in the cuts they’ve taken to...
Detroit Institute of Arts Celebrates Dia de los Muertos with Ofrendas Exhibit
The Detroit Institute of Arts is featuring an exhibition of 16 ofrenda altars made by local artists. It’s the third year...
New Report on Charter Schools Reveals Information Gaps and Lack of Oversight
The Wisconsin-based Center for Media and Democracy has released a new study on charter schools. The research reveals large gaps...
CuriosiD: What was the 1932 Ford Hunger March?
For this edition of CuriosiD, we tackle a question from Danielle Kaltz of Detroit. Click on the audio player above...
A Family’s Legacy Lives On at Maheras Gentry Park
WDET is examining the state of parks in the city of Detroit. That includes Maheras Gentry Park, a parcel of...
The Detroit Institute of Arts’ ‘Inside Out’ Program Expands Nationally
Officials with the Detroit Institute of Arts’ are expanding their program that displays reproductions of artworks in outdoor settings, to three cities...
The Life and Legacy of Frida Kahlo
In conjunction with the Detroit Institute of Arts' ongoing exhibition, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit,” author and art historian Hayden Herrera...
CuriosiD: Who is Louis Stone in Detroit’s history?
In this installment of CuriosiD, WDET’s Anna Sysling answers a question submitted by listener Joseph Kakos: “I always drive by...
CuriosiD: The History of Detroit’s Water Works Park
In this installment WDET’s Anna Sysling answers a question that was asked by listener Barbara Williams: “I’ve always been...