Race to Replace Conyers Comes Down to the Wire
Experts believed the race for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, which includes portions of Detroit and the western edge of Wayne County,...
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.
After More than a Decade Michigan Chef Beats Back Deportation
cafegulistan.com An immigration judge is preventing the federal government from deporting a Kurdish chef who’s lived quietly in Michigan...
Detroit Grand Prix Contract Talks Race On
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Volunteers, local business owners and protesters assembled at the Belle Isle Boat House as organizers of the...
Study Finds Dramatic Drop in Percentage of Blacks Who Own Homes in Michigan
Urban Institute A newly-released study finds that the percentage of African Americans who own their own home dropped more in...
The Song Remains (Mostly) the Same: DSO Takes on Led Zeppelin
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has featured music from a variety of composers. But a bit different symphonic...
Possible Trade War Between U.S. and Canada could Hit New Howe Bridge
The group in charge of creating a new span between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario says it has selected a company...
Feds: New Soo Lock Necessary for Nation’s Economy, Security
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says in a just-released report that building a new lock in Sault Ste. Marie...
HUD Secretary says Low Income Rent Increase may Not be Needed
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is backing away from a proposal to substantially raise rents on millions...
Robert Kennedy Brought Hope to Detroit Only Days Before His Death
A half-century ago Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles. Kennedy’s death came only a few weeks after he...
Home Teams Struggle at Detroit Grand Prix
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET It was a tough outing for the hometown teams at this weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle....
Penske says Protesters Ignoring Value Grand Prix Brings to Belle Isle
The driving force behind the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle says there is no other suitable venue in the...
Wayne State Offers to Forgive Debt of Former Students
Marissa Gawel/WDET Officials at Wayne State University are offering to forgive some of the debt owed by former students who...