Detroit Native Della Reese Has Died
Singer and actress Della Reese has died. The Detroit native was 86 years old. Reese grew up in Detroit’s Black...
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 Journalists Risked Their Lives Covering 1967 Unrest
Members of Detroit’s media corps risked their lives in July 1967 to cover perhaps the city’s most important story of...
Kildee Says Democrats Worried About Republicans After Shooting
Several members of Congress, including Michigan Representative Mike Bishop, were among those targeted by a gunman on a baseball field...
Research on Lake Erie Algae Blooms Imperiled
A lot of attention has been focused on President Donald Trump's proposal to eliminate funding for the Great Lakes Restoration...
Flat Rock’s Ford Mustang Was World’s Best-Selling Sports Car in 2016
A vehicle produced in Metro Detroit has become the world’s best-selling sports car. Ford says its Mustang now holds that...
Grosse Pointe Woods Homes Evacuated as Crews Work to Fix Gas Leak
Some 100 people were evacuated from about 50 Grosse Pointe Woods homes this morning following a gas leak caused by...
U.S. and Canadian Officials Discuss Trade Issues at Great Lakes Economic Forum
Trade delegations from the U.S. and Canada traveled to Detroit and Windsor this week for the Great Lakes Economic Forum....
Tornado Outbreak on April 11, 1965 Kills Hundreds in Midwest
Paul Huffmann, NOAA On April 11, 1965, 47 tornadoes descended on the Midwest, leaving 271 dead and more than 3,400...
FBI, State Police Search Home of State Senator Bert Johnson
The FBI and the Michigan State Police searched the home of State Senator Bert Johnson Monday morning. They spent several hours...
Executive Warren Evans Delivers State of Wayne County Address
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans delivered his State of the County address Tuesday evening. He spoke to an audience at...
Listen: Governor Rick Snyder Delivers 7th State of the State Address
Governor Rick Snyder delivered his 7th State of the State address in Lansing Tuesday night. He spent much of his...
Furniture Bank Works To Make A House A Home For Metro Detroiters
It’s the end of the year and many families in Metro Detroit are thinking about how they can help others...