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...
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.
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: Independent Jeremy Peruski
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: Harley Mikkelson, Green Party
Voters in Michigan's 10th Congressional District have four candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot. WDET's Pat Batcheller interviewed each of...
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...
Is Oakland County Ready for Election Day?
According to a report put out by Oakland County’s Ad-Hoc Committee on Election Infrastructure, 75 of 516 precincts in the...
Tigers Honor 1968 World Champions [VIDEOS]
The Detroit Tigers had little to celebrate in 2018. After finishing with the worst record in Major League Baseball last...
Lolich Still Finds Joy in Tigertown 50 Years After World Series Triumph [VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT]
When the Detroit Tigers won the 1968 World Series, starting pitcher Mickey Lolich jumped into the arms of his catcher, Bill...