Amending the U.S. Constitution Is Easier Said Than Done
As part of 101.9 WDET’s Book Club, we’re inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every...
Pat Batcheller
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 Lions Hit the Reset Button in 2021 With New Coach, GM and Quarterback
The Detroit Lions are rebuilding. Again. After a 5-11 season in 2020, the team hired new leadership on and off...
Detroit City FC Keeps Winning While Other Local Pro Sports Teams Rebuild
Detroit sports fans haven't had much to cheer for lately. The Tigers, Lions, Pistons and Red Wings are all in some...
Palmer Park’s Log Cabin Day Returns, With COVID-19 Health and Safety Precautions
A summer tradition returns to Detroit on Sunday. Log Cabin Day celebrates the history of the city's Palmer Park and...
Novavax Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Prevents Moderate to Severe Infections
A fourth COVID-19 vaccine could be on its way soon. Novavax, a biotech firm in Delaware, says its vaccine is...
Detroit Will Wake Up to a Partial Solar Eclipse on June 10. Here’s How to See the “Ring of Fire”
A partial solar eclipse will be in progress when the sun rises over southeast Michigan just before 6 a.m. Thursday, June...
Wayne State Researchers Find Statins Might Help COVID-19 Patients Live
Wayne State University researchers have found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients who took statins regularly before they got sick were less...
Detroit City Council Candidate Oneita Jackson Says DDOT Needs Improvement
Oneita Jackson is running as a write-in candidate for an at-large seat on the Detroit City Council. But she'd rather...
Young Radio Broadcasters Keep Plymouth-Canton Students Connected Through COVID-19
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Biden Infrastructure Plan Could Expand Passenger Rail Service in Detroit
Metro Detroiters might someday be able to ride an Amtrak train to Toledo on their way to the east coast....
Irish Immigrants Found Land, Opportunity and a Mini “Emerald Isle” in Michigan
Frank Murphy might be Michigan's best-known Irish American. He was the 55th mayor of Detroit and the state's 35th governor. President...
DDOT and SMART Resume Bus Fare Collections, But Pandemic Safety Rules Still Apply
The coronavirus pandemic changed many aspects of life, including the way people get around. Michigan confirmed its first cases of COVID-19...