Eli Newman is a Reporter/Producer for 101.9 WDET, covering breaking news, politics and community affairs. Newman is an award-winning radio journalist and was named the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors Broadcast Rising Star in 2017. His work has appeared on NPR, Marketplace and the Detroit Free Press among others. Newman joined WDET as a newsroom intern in 2014 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he first worked in radio at the student-run station WCBN.

Newman is a life-long resident of Southeast Michigan and now lives in Northwest Detroit. His favorite Motown track is “It’s the Same Old Song” by the Four Tops.

Detroit Adding Eight More Vaccination Sites in the Neighborhoods to Stop Spread of COVID-19

Detroit will administer the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine at several neighborhood locations next week. Eight sites including Henry Ford...

How Detroit’s Case Against Black Lives Matter Protesters Fell Apart

Russ McNamara While the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continues in Minneapolis, other legal proceedings have cropped up...

As COVID-19 Cases Surge in Michigan, Detroit Expands Vaccination Program

The Detroit Health Department is expanding its daily coronavirus vaccine capacity. Starting Monday, the TCF Center mass vaccination site is expected to provide 8,000...

All Detroiters 16 and Older Are Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine

Any Detroiter 16 years or older can get the coronavirus vaccine. The new eligibility comes as the city introduces a...

Gilbert Family Foundation, Rocket Community Fund’s $500M Initiative Aims To Erase Tax Debt for Low-Income Detroiters

Billionaire and Quicken Loans co-founder Dan Gilbert is leading an effort to erase property tax debt for thousands of Detroit...

Detroit Expands Vaccine Eligibility to All Adults Who Work On-Site in the City

Detroit is expanding its coronavirus vaccine program to any adult who works in the city as well as any Detroiter...

Michigan To Expand Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine to All Residents 16 and Older Starting April 5

As federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic ramps up with a mass vaccination site set to open at Ford Field this month, Michigan is expanding...

Detroit’s Lowest-Valued Homes Continue To Be Over-Assessed, Advocates Say

Correction: This story has been updated from a previous version to say the study was authored by Christopher Berry. The...

Federal Judge Dismisses City’s Countersuit Against Detroit Will Breathe

A lawsuit filed by the City of Detroit against anti-police brutality protesters has been thrown out by a federal court...

“It Was Put There to Terrorize Me”: JeDonna Dinges on Her Neighbor’s KKK Flag

In February, anti-racism protesters marched the streets of Grosse Pointe Park, roiled by a symbol of overt bigotry and white...

Detroit Bus Drivers To Get New Contract, Which Establishes $15 Hourly Base Pay

After three years of negotiations, the bus union and the city have reached a deal on a new contract for drivers.   The four-year agreement...

Detroit’s Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Headed to Other Counties in Michigan After Mayor Duggan Initially Declines Offer

As Michigan receives more than 82,000 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson treatment this week, 6,200 of those doses that would’ve gone to Detroit are now headed...