“Kneel With Us”: Four Nights In, Detroit Protestors, Police Fight For Narrative
Eli Newman / WDET Demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism have gone on for four days straight and the...
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 Police, NAACP Call for Murder Charges Over Death of George Floyd
Police and civil rights activists in Detroit are calling for "justice" in the death of George Floyd – the Minneapolis...
Detroit Weighs the True Cost of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Like many workplaces these days, Detroit City Council uses Zoom video-conference for their meetings. COVID-19 has not only made it...
Detroit Expands COVID-19 Testing to All City Residents
Detroit is expanding testing for COVID-19 to all residents starting Wednesday. The city had been focusing on essential workers and...
Whitmer Settles Detroit Students’ “Right to Read” Suit
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has settled a lawsuit over conditions created in Detroit schools while under state control. "This settlement does not...
Detroit Residents Found “Dead on Scene” Doubles During COVID-19
The number of individuals found “dead on scene” by Detroit Emergency Medical Services has more than doubled during the COVID-19...
Despite Pandemic, Detroit’s Bus Drivers Keep Moving the Motor City
Eli Newman / WDET Mark Rains waits for the bus at the Rosa Parks Transit Center as an empty carriage...
Duggan Proposes Cutting City Salaries, Staff to Address COVID-19 Deficit
Detroit will cut salary and staff as it deals with a $348 million budget deficit caused by COVID-19 closures. Mayor Mike Duggan...
Detroit Faces $300 Million Budget Hole, Duggan Says
Detroit is dealing with a $300 million deficit as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. “We have been very frugal...
Over 100 Detroit Emergency Responders Test Positive for COVID-19
Franklin Williams, a 31-year veteran Fire Captain, died this week from complications of COVID-19. He was one of more than a...
Detroit Acquires More Test Kits to Battle New COVID-19 Hot Spots
With more test kits on hand, Detroit is shifting its COVID-19 resources to new outbreaks, focusing on homeless shelters and nursing...
Detroit’s 37 Percent Census Response Rate Lags Southeast Michigan
More than 37 percent of Detroit households have responded to the 2020 Census by a April 1st self-report benchmark, putting the city...