Fire Damages DDOT Buses; Service Delays Possible Friday
A fire damaged a handful of buses Friday at the Detroit Department of Transportation terminal at Shoemaker and St. Jean....
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.
Technology On Two Wheels: The URB-E Comes to Cobo [VIDEO + PHOTOS]
You still won't find flying cars at the 2017 North American International Auto Show. But WDET's Pat Batcheller did find...
Wayne County Starts Foreclosure Hearings [VIDEO]
Wayne County homeowners facing tax foreclosure in 2017 will have a chance to explain why they should not lose their...
U.S. Consumers Bought More Vehicles Than Ever in 2016 [TABLE]
U.S. consumers bought more than 17.5 million cars and trucks in 2016, setting a new record. But most industry analysts say...
Need a Good Word? Try These
While Lake Superior State University focuses on words and phrases that should be “banished” from the English language, Wayne State...
Trucks Trump Cars in 2016; How Will President Trump Affect Industry in 2017?
American consumers bought a record number of cars and trucks in 2015, and as 2016 nears its end, the industry...
GM Trims Production As Unsold Inventory Grows
A glut of unsold cars is forcing General Motors to stop production temporarily at five factories in January, including the...
AAA Forecasts Busiest Holiday Travel Break Since ’01
AAA predicts an increase in holiday travel this year. The auto club says almost 3.5 million people in Michigan will...
More Snow is Coming [SLIDES]
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for much of lower Michigan from 7 p.m. Friday until...
MDOT Finishes First Part of I-75 Reconstruction in Oakland County
The Michigan Department of Transportation says phase one of the I-75 reconstruction project in Oakland County is complete. MDOT says...
UM-Flint, Google Create New Flint Water Map
A new web site and mobile app give Flint residents the latest information about the city’s water. Google and students...
Green Flashers Alert Drivers to Maintenance Vehicles Ahead [VIDEO]
Flashing green lights could help drivers spot snow plows and other maintenance vehicles more easily this winter. Kent County...