When Parents Go to Prison
Sirena, a 13-year-old from a Detroit suburb, has one word for what it’s like having a father in prison: “hard.”...
Laura Herberg is a Reporter for 101.9 WDET, telling stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here. She won a Regional Murrow Award for best Hard News story (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) in 2020 and she was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for radio broadcasting in 2021, 2020, 2018 and 2017. In 2012, she was awarded a SoundCloud Fellowship for her project, "Listen to Detroit." She also is the creator of Complete Me, a podcast with only three episodes about how she has trouble completing tasks.
Before becoming a radio reporter, Laura worked, among other things, as a buser, a telemarketer, a canvasser and a magician's assistant. She is originally from the Seattle area but lived in five other cities before settling on Detroit in 2010.
Southeast Michigan’s Transit Future Will be Decided at Polls
Laura Herberg / WDET At 8 a.m. on a recent weekday, a handful of folks wait in Detroit’s Midtown area...
How Detroit Parents Pick Schools
For Detroit parents, the decision making about where to send their children to school sometimes begins even before they...
Looking Back On Education in Detroit [UNCUT INTERVIEW]
WDET / Laura Herberg WDET's Laura Herberg met up with Darlene Alston at her Just A Bit Eclectic tea shop on...
Detroit Donors Sought for Breast Tissue Bank
The Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit is looking for area women to come in for a procedure to donate their...
Helping Highland Parkers Help Themselves
When city services fall short and schools can't do it all, residents get to work. That's what is happening in...
The End of the World’s Largest Stove
Michigan State Fair You might recognize this massive stove. Maybe you grew up going to the Michigan State Fair or...
Detroit City Clerk Does Not Defeat Longest-Serving Congressman
Laura Herberg / WDET Congressman John Conyers has won the Democratic primary election for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. The incumbent...
The Intersection: Southfield Police Department Working to Put Out Fires Before They Start
Dozens of people hold flickering white candles on a stretch of lawn near Southfield’s police department. In the backdrop, the setting...
CuriosiD: Did Detroit Ever Have A ‘Gayborhood’?
In this episode of CuriosiD, listener Ryan Leclerc says… I’m interested in the history of whether or not there was...
CuriosiD: What Are Water Towers Used for Today?
For this edition of CuriosiD, listener Carl Prunkard of Taylor, Michigan asked… I used to be from Lincoln Park and...
Detroit ‘Ambassadors’ May Help Auto Show Attendees Get Outside Cobo Center
More than 40,000 professionals attend the North American International Auto Show during the press and industry preview days. But how...