Why Is the Motor City Encouraging E-Scooters?
Eli Newman / WDET A version of this story originally aired on Marketplace. For a city that built its name...
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.
The Race for Michigan’s 12th Congressional District
jeffjones4congress.com Debbie Dingell – Congresswoman from a Political Dynasty United States Congress By most political analysis, Michigan’s 12th...
Detroit, Southeast Michigan Receives $100 Million Donation for Parks and Trails
Click the audio player above to listen to this conversation. Courtesy of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Detroit’s West Riverfront Park...
What Does Your Neighborhood Say About Your Chances for Success? [MAP]
Click the audio player above to listen to this conversation. Opportunity Insights Opportunity Insights Does where you were born decide...
“The Queen of Soul Stays Here” – How New Bethel Baptist Church Raised Aretha Franklin
“Just like Graceland has the King of Rock, Elvis Pressley, the Queen of Soul stays here. No one gets that.”...
CuriosiD: Where Does Detroit’s Yard Waste Go?
Listener Noah Link has a question about the branches and leaves his neighbors put on the street for pick-up: "I’m...
Felony Forgiveness: Detroit Offers Clean Slate for Criminal Pasts
"In the real world, people are always going to look at a felony differently.” Willie, a participant in Project Clean Slate There’s a...
Redistricting 101: Your District, Your Politicians, But Does Your Vote Matter?
An Introduction to Redistricting: Voters elect someone to represent them in Congress and the state Legislature. That individual represents a...
Michigan Has a Plan to Fix Education – Will It Work?
By most accounts, students in Michigan are among some of the lowest performing in the country. But the Michigan Department...
Students in Royal Oak Protest Gun Violence
Eli Newman / WDET Students in metro Detroit gathered at the Royal Oak Farmer’s Market, calling for gun control reform on...
‘Run! Hide! Fight!’ – Wayne State University Preps for Random Violence
The killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has re-ignited the national conversation on...
Scenes from #NationalWalkoutDay in Detroit
Local students in Detroit and metro Detroit joined the national protest against gun-violence today on the one-month anniversary of the shootings at...