Detroit Evening Report: Detroiters celebrate second Cleveland defeat
Detroiters are celebrating another Pistons playoff victory. The team defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 Thursday night in Game 2 of...
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: Detroit gains professional women’s hockey team
Hockeytown is getting a new team. Officials from Ilitch Sports and Entertainment announced today that Detroit is getting a Professional Women’s Hockey League...
Detroit Evening Report: DTE requests another rate increase
DTE Energy is requesting another large rate increase, just weeks after its last increase was approved. The Detroit utility is asking for another $474 million to pay...
Detroit Evening Report: City Council Member Mary Waters enters race for 13th congressional district
Candidates planning to run in Michigan’s August primary election had until Tuesday at 4 p.m. to file their paperwork with the Secretary...
WDET reporters focus on Highland Park in latest Crossing the Lines
WDET is starting a new series of Crossing the Lines reports Monday centering Highland Park. The small city of about...
Detroit Evening Report: Severe storms hit Metro Detroit
Many Metro Detroiters were awakened by severe thunderstorms overnight, with heavy rain, lightning and thunder moving through the region in...
Detroit Evening Report: Anti-war protesters gather at McNamara Building
A group of anti-war protesters gathered at the McNamara Federal Building in downtown Detroit on Tuesday, as a deadline approached...
Detroit Evening Report: Councilwoman Waters sends cleanup crew to northwest Detroit
Detroit City Councilmember At-Large Mary Waters has dispatched a crew to clean up trash at a site on the city’s northwest side. Garbage has...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan advances to Final Four of March Madness
Michigan basketball fans are celebrating after a good weekend of March Madness. The University of Michigan’s men’s team beat Alabama...
Detroit Evening Report: Gas prices hit $4 a gallon
Gas prices continue to rise in metro Detroit. AAA Michigan says the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular hit four...
Detroit Evening Report: Sharing safety tips for Michigan’s Severe Weather Awareness Week
The state conducted a test of its severe weather warning system at 1 p.m. today. It’s part of coordinated efforts to prepare Michiganders...
Detroit Evening Report: Gas prices spike after Iran war starts
Metro Detroiters are paying much more for gasoline than they did a few days ago. The average price of a gallon...