Detroit Needs Dockworkers [VIDEO]
Chances are the car you're driving contains steel that arrived in Metro Detroit on a ship. Oceangoing vessels and Great...
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.
Detroit Makes Positive Impression on Dutch Architect
When Bob Hendrikx came to Detroit from The Netherlands, he had heard stories about the city's decline. It didn't stop...
Shh! Mustang GT Owners Can Turn Off the Roar
Steve von Foerster worked in the auto industry for 35 years, most of them with Ford Motor Company. It's...
12th and Clairmount Shows Scars And Signs of Hope
Editor's note: Pat Batcheller originally filed this report in 2007. It has been updated. Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The intersection of 12th...
Sailing to Mackinac Is a Collaborative Effort
Sandra Svoboda Sailboats started arriving Monday morning at the finish line of the 2017 Bayview Yacht Club sailboat race from Port Huron...
How “Red” or “Blue” are Michigan’s Political Maps and Election Results? [CHARTS]
Do Michigan's political maps give Republicans an unfair advantage in elections because of how the voting districts are drawn? It's...
Fourth Forecast: Higher Travel, Lower Fuel Prices
If you're heading out of town to celebrate America's 241st birthday, you'll have lots of company. AAA says it expects...
What to Know About the Ford Fireworks
Pat Batcheller CITY OF DETROIT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR JUNE 26 FORD FIREWORKS Viewing Areas, Street Closures, Parking Options and...
Ford Sends Focus Production to China
Ford says it has a better idea than building the Focus in Mexico--make it in China instead. The automaker says...
“Sitting Ducks”: Rep. Bishop Describes Shooting at GOP Baseball Practice
Three members of Michigan's congressional delegation were among several Republican lawmakers who were practicing for a charity baseball game when...
Lake Erie Algae Bloom Could Worsen This Year
A harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie produced a toxin that shut down Toledo's water supply in 2014. The size and...
A Hot Weekend, But No Repeat of 2016 Expected
The summer of 2016 was the warmest ever recorded in Metro Detroit. National Weather Service So what can we expect...