Quinn Klinefelter is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, anchoring midday newscasts and preparing reports for WDET, NPR and the BBC. Klinefelter joined WDET in 1998 after earning a M.A. from the nation's top-ranked journalism school, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and working as a sports correspondent for BBC Radio 4 and as a talk show host, anchor and reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio.

He has won over 50 awards for his work from groups including CBS Radio, the Associated Press, the Wisconsin and Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists. He has covered government and politics for WDET, including interviewing numerous presidential candidates, Michigan governors and every Detroit mayor elected in the 21st century. He also regularly reports on sports and entertainment, including covering 20 editions of the Indianapolis 500.

He was literally on top of the news when he finished an interview with then-Senator Bob Dole by stepping on his shoes.

Carl Levin remembered

Family, friends and numerous officials remembered the life of Michigan’s longest-serving U.S. senator at a ceremony Sunday. Michigan Sen. Carl...

Fauci: Areas like Michigan still faces severe problem of misinformation and disinformation on COVID-19

  The chief medical adviser to the White House says Michigan is battling more than COVID-19 – it’s fighting bad...

Rep. Walberg renews call for release of Michigan man imprisoned in Russia

  Members of Michigan’s congressional delegation renewed their call Wednesday for Russia to release a Novi native imprisoned on charges...

Community Chorus of Detroit helps Afghan refugees rebuild in Michigan

  As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, some Michigan organizations foresee an influx of refugees coming to the state....

Longtime DSO leader Anne Parsons passes away

  Officials with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra say longtime former President and CEO Anne Parsons has died. Parsons guided the...

Russia may launch cyberattacks against businesses, critical infrastructure, FBI director warns

  The head of the FBI warned business leaders in Detroit this week that Russia may launch cyberattacks against their...

Tlaib to give progressive response to State of the Union

Rep. Rashida Tlaib is set to give the Working Families Party response to President Biden’s State of the Union address...

Crumbley hearing is unusually complex, could pave way for criminalizing parenting decisions, experts say

A preliminary hearing resumed Thursday for the parents of the alleged shooter who killed four classmates at Oxford High School...

Ukraine supporters rally in Warren

With patriotic songs and tearful testimonies, hundreds gathered on Sunday in a banquet hall at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in...

Carl Bernstein’s “Chasing History” chronicles his journalism career and critiques modern newsgathering

One of the nations’ most celebrated journalists says those trying to find “the best obtainable version of the truth” today...

Oxford shooter’s attorneys planning insanity defense

Update 2:33 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28: This story has been updated with a statement from Oxford Community Schools. Attorneys for...

Oxford High School students and staff return

Students and staff returned to Oxford High School Monday, two months after gunfire took the lives of four teens. It’s...