Broadway legend and Metro Detroiter Jeffrey Seller talks return of theater, Hamilton at Fisher
The musical “Hamilton” has continued to gain prominence and notoriety since its publishing in 2015. Many music commentators have suggested...
Jake Neher is senior producer for Detroit Today and co-host of the weekly series and podcast MichMash for 101.9 WDET. Neher is a veteran public radio journalist who came “home” to WDET in March 2016 after four years covering the state Legislature and Michigan government in Lansing with the Michigan Public Radio Network.
Neher served as News Director at KBRW Public Radio in Barrow, Alaska. After his arctic excursion, he made the preposterous transition to New York City where he worked as a reporter, host, and editor at WFUV Public Radio in the Bronx. He's a Central Michigan University Broadcast and Cinematic Arts grad, and got his Master's degree in public communications at Fordham University.
He's an obsessive, but often ineffective vegetable gardener. He stays sane by spending a lot of time in his vegetable garden in the summer or obsessively watching gardening tutorial videos online when it's cold out.
The news is chaotic. Here’s how to cope.
The daily news cycle in 2022 can be scary. While we see terrifying images of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, new...
New effort to extend term limits has legs
Michigan has some of the strictest term limits in the nation. But now there’s a new effort to change...
Michigan races heat up between incumbents of same party
New political lines are creating new political drama for politicians and political hopefuls across the state. Typically, every two years,...
State actions helped reduce racial disparities during pandemic, says new report
A new report from the Michigan Coronavirus Racial Disparities Task Force says the state's actions in 2020 and 2021 "helped...
Bills would crack down on lying petition circulators
Bills at the state Capitol would crack down on petition circulators who lie to get people to sign. It's important...
Whitmer’s budget turns heads in election year
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to significantly boost state spending and approve some targeted tax cuts. That’s amid...
Windsor mayor says he would have cleared blocked border “within the first couple hours” if he had authority
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says he would have acted sooner to clear protesters blocking the Ambassador Bridge entrance if he...
Political storylines to watch this year in Michigan
It’s now February. And while it may feel like summer and fall are a long ways away, this is an...
Why Whitmer’s call for in-person school matters
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s fourth State of the State address was full of optimism and tones of bipartisanship. There was nothing...
Three initiatives could start gathering signatures soon
Several petitions are moving forward to get in front of the state Legislature or on the November ballot. These...
Michigan’s top doctor urges people to protect themselves from omicron as hospitals fill
The omicron wave is still sweeping the state and the world with thousands of Michiganders getting sick every day. Trying...