Lions Hope to Mine Success Against 49ers After Rocky Start to Season
The Detroit Lions try to overcome a disastrous start to the NFL season when the team takes on the 49ers...
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.
Detroit Offers Plan to Filter Tainted Public School Water
Members of Detroit’s Board of Education say they want more specifics before deciding whether to approve a plan to address...
Lions Hope Monday Night Game Restores the Roar After Muted Preseason
The Detroit Lions begin playing the games that count when the team takes on the New York Jets in the...
Detroit Fights Lead, Copper in Public School Water
Public school students in Detroit have been facing a heat wave. And they’ve been finding that the water fountains near...
Vendors Take Full Advantage of Aretha’s Passing
The city of Detroit continues to celebrate the life and the music of the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. Today,...
Spiders, Spiders, Everywhere?
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Let’s talk about spiders. To some people they’re a bit frightening. Others find them fascinating. But they can...
Nassar Loses Bid to Change Sentence
A federal appeals court has rejected disgraced former sports physician Larry Nassar’s attempt to reduce his 60-year sentence for child...
Are Midwest Voters Choosing ‘Safe’ Candidates?
Jake Neher/WDET The major party candidates running for governor of Michigan are offering voters a diverse mix of choices. Republican...
Michigan’s Top Health Official Faces Trial on Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Linked to Flint Water Crisis
The head of Michigan’s Health Department will stand trial on two charges of involuntary manslaughter connected to the water crisis...
U.S. Fights Immigration Ruling Preventing Michigan Man from Being Deported
Homeland Security officials are appealing an immigration judge’s order preventing the government from deporting a Michigan chef to Turkey. The...
Detroit’s Love Affair With Aretha
The death of the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is bringing an outpouring of condolences from fans, from musicians,...
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” Has Died
Grammy award-winning artist Aretha Franklin has died. The singer known as the Queen of Soul was one of the most celebrated...
