Canada’s Governor General Touts Detroit’s Role in Key International Partnership
The Governor General of Canada is taking a tour of U.S. Midwest cities. Last night, he was in Detroit. The Right...
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.
Joe Barone Appointed As New Wayne County Commissioner
Wayne County has a new commissioner. Plymouth attorney Joe Barone was appointed late last week to finish the term of...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Wayne County
The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Wayne County until 8:45 p.m. ET. Severe thunderstorms were...
Tornado Warning Issued for Washtenaw County
A TORNADO WARNING is in effect until 7:45 pm for Washtenaw County. At 7:06 pm, a severe thunderstorm capable of...
WDIV’s Andrew Humphrey Explains How Tornadoes Form
WDET has been looking at the impact tornadoes have had on Metro Detroit, as the region prepares for the 50th...
April 1974 Tornado Destroys Windsor Curling Club
April 3, 1974 is a day that made weather history. 148 tornadoes hit 13 states and Ontario on that day...
Michigan Prepares To Commemorate 50th Anniversary Of Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
Next week, several communities throughout the Midwest will commemorate one of the worst tornado outbreaks in the nation’s history. On April...
Pastors and Community Organize “March For Justice 2015”
A group of Detroit pastors and community members are coming together to hold a “March for Justice” Saturday. The event...
Tavis Smiley Comes To Detroit To Examine City’s Resurgence
Tavis Smiley is back in Detroit this week. The PBS television host is recording several interviews at Wayne State University...
Howard University Students Spend Their Spring Break Helping Detroiters
Students from the University of Michigan often spend their spring break in Detroit -- helping to clean up neighborhoods or...
Political Group Drafts Ben Carson To Run For President
Detroit native Doctor Ben Carson launched an exploratory committee earlier this month to examine a run to become President. Carson has...
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence Attends 50th Anniversary of Selma March
Edmund Pettus CC President Obama will be joined by nearly 100 members of Congress in Selma, Alabama Saturday to honor...