Detroit Evening Report: Recount affirms Alharbi’s Hamtrack mayoral win
A recount in the Hamtramck race for mayor shows that Adam Alharbi has won the election. Alharbi beat City Councilman...
Jerome Vaughn is News Director at 101.9 WDET. He joined WDET in 1992 to help chronicle Detroit's comeback and let people around the world know the truth about his hometown.
Vaughn runs the news internship program, providing opportunities for future public radio producers. He has also served as a mentor for NPR's Next Generation Radio Project. Vaughn has won dozens of awards for his reporting. He was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 2018.
His interest in news reporting began when he was five years old, after his mom bought him a yellow Panasonic ball and chain radio.
Detroit Evening Report: Thanksgiving Day parade
Detroiters are getting ready for the annual Thanksgiving Day parade. The event brings floats, singing acts, and clowns down Woodward...
Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck certifies mayoral win—for now
Hamtramck’s race for mayor is over—for now. The Wayne County Board of Canvassers has certified the results of this month’s...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn schools select interim superintendent
The Dearborn school system has named a new interim superintendent, Lamis Srour. She currently serves as the Executive Director of...
Detroit Evening Report: Election results in Detroit, Dearborn, Hamtramck
Mary Sheffield will become Detroit’s next mayor. The City Council President defeated Pastor Solomon Kinloch, Jr. in Tuesday’s general election by a...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Economic Club hosts mayoral forum
There are just a few days left until Detroit’s municipal elections take place. Early voting began last Saturday. The two...
Rosa Parks remembered on the 20th anniversary of her death
Rosa Parks left a legacy of change in the United States and the rest of the world. She died in...
Detroit Evening Report: Polls show Sheffield in the lead for Detroit’s next mayor
Detroit’s candidates for mayor are in their final weeks of campaigning. And a new poll shows voters are making up their minds. ...
Michigan Chronicle Editor on mayoral election
Detroit’s candidates for mayor are in the final weeks of their respective campaigns. City Council President Mary Sheffield and the...
Detroit Evening Report: Mayoral debate tonight, Gordie Howe Bridge updates, and more
Detroit voters will have an opportunity to see the two candidates for mayor debate each other tonight. City Council president...
Detroit Evening Report: Joe Louis Greenway expands on west side
Detroit officials have opened up a new section of the Joe Louis Greenway. About two miles of the greenway’s new...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan avoids state shutdown as federal government closes
State and national budget updatesMichigan leaders have avoided a state government shutdown, even though the governor has not yet signed...