RTA Makes Adjustments in 2019 [MAP]
If at first you don't succeed, try something a little different. The Regional Transit Authority is reworking its long-term plan to...
Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.
Batcheller joined WDET in 2007 after nine years at WWJ, where he was a news editor, producer and reporter. He started his broadcasting career in 1989 and has lived and worked in Michigan his entire life. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Specs Howard School of Media Arts. He has won multiple awards for excellence from the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists. He is an amateur musician, playing percussion in the Downriver Community Band.
Hungry For a Bigger Vocabulary? Slonk These Words in 2019
Have you ever been part of a conversation in which everyone is talking, but no one is listening? There's a...
The Year in Weather; Bitter Cold, Ice Storm, and Tornadoes [MAPS + GRAPHS]
Oh, the weather outside was occasionally frightful in Metro Detroit this year. We had it better than other parts of...
Tax Time Is Coming; What’s New for 2019 [BOOKLET + CALCULATOR]
Last Christmas, Congress gave U.S. corporations a big tax break as part of an overhaul of the nation's tax code....
Winter Forecast: A Bit Warmer Than Normal–At First [CHARTS]
Since 2011, Metro Detroit has seen four of its warmest winters on record, and two of its coldest. Forecasters expect...
Can Michigan Finally Beat Ohio State?
Pat Batcheller Seems like old times for college football fans. The winner of 2018's Michigan-Ohio State game wins the Big...
It’s Parade Time Again, With New Floats and More [SLIDES]
Floats are lined up hours before the parade Floats are lined up hours before the parade Floats are lined up...
DCFC Helps Kick Off New Pro Soccer League
Detroit City Football Club takes the next step in its evolution by joining a new professional league. Pat Batcheller ...
Rouge River Bridge Project Nears Completion [SLIDES]
MDOT replaced the bridges over Goddard Rd. Brand-new rebar was installed in 2017 Crews spent almost two years repaving Looking...
Why Is It So Cold in the D? [MAPS]
It's not your imagination. The weather in Metro Detroit is colder than usual for mid-November. The National Weather Service says...
Meet the Candidates in U.S. House District 10: Republican Paul Mitchell
Voters in Michigan's 10th Congressional District have four candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot. WDET's Pat Batcheller interviewed each of them. Click on the...
Meet the Candidates in U.S. House District 10: Democrat Kimberly Bizon
Voters in Michigan's 10th Congressional District have four candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot. WDET's Pat Batcheller interviewed each of them. Click on the...