Feds, Industry to Cooperate on Auto Safety
The federal government and 17 automakers have agreed to work together on safety issues. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced...
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.
IRS Starts Accepting and Processing 2015 Returns
The Internal Revenue Service has started accepting and processing 2015 income tax returns. Many Americans will file theirs electronically. IRS...
Jim Cantore Talks About El Nino and Flooding
The National Weather Service says last month was the warmest December on record in Metro Detroit. In November, the agency’s...
Ford Experiments With Ride-Sharing Technology, Service
Ford Motor Company is experimenting with modes of transportation beyond owner-driven cars and trucks. The automaker is testing 25 mobility projects...
Fewer DPS Schools Closed Tuesday
Two dozen Detroit Public Schools closed Tuesday due to a high number of teacher absences. On Monday, the district closed more...
DPS Closes More Than 60 Schools Due To Teacher Absences
The Detroit Public Schools canceled Monday classes at 64 schools because a large number of teachers did not report for work. New school closure...
Splashy Displays Return to Auto Show
The North American International Auto Show opens to the media on January 11, five days before the public gets to...
DPS Debt Comes to $3.5 Billion
The Detroit Public School district is $3.5 billion in debt. The Citizens Research Council of Michigan says that figure should...
MDOT Opens Fort Street Bridge a Year Behind Schedule
For the first time in almost three years, drivers in southwest Detroit can use Fort Street to cross the Rouge...
Auto Sales Set Record Pace in 2015
2015 was one of the auto industry's best sales years. General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, and Nissan all reported...
Word Warriors Want to Revive Forgotten Terms
If "banishing" overused words is anathema to you, then you might appreciate this story. The Wayne State Word Warriors have issued...
So Don’t Start a Sentence This Way
So, the most nominated entry on this year’s list of "banished" words from Lake Superior State University is--“so", specifically when it’s used to start...