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...
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.
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...
DSO Classical Roots Celebration Honors African-American Legacy
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is holding its annual Classical Roots celebration this weekend. The performances are designed to honor...