Morris, Trammell Finally Get Their Due from MLB Hall of Fame
Pat Batcheller Major League Baseball has selected the latest players to enter its Hall of Fame and both are former...
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.
Michigan Governor Sets Special Elections to Replace Conyers
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says special elections to fill the seat left vacant by former Congressman John Conyers...
Former USA Gymnastics, MSU Doctor Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Porn
Michigan Legislature A federal judge in Michigan is sentencing a former doctor for the USA Gymnastics team to 60 years...
Michigan Governor Weighs Special Election to Fill Congressional Seat Left Open by Conyers
Jake Neher/WDET Voters in Michigan’s 13th Congressional district will face a special election to fill the seat vacated by one...
Conyers Steps Down from Congress Amid Harassment Allegations
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The longest-serving member of Congress says he is leaving office as he faces allegations of sexual harassment. U.S....
Are People Driving Crazier Than Ever Before?
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Over the weekend a driver was pulled over in Florida for cutting into traffic. In this case it...
Dems Change Judiciary Leadership as Conyers Exits
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The longest-serving member currently in Congress says he will step down from his post as the top Democrat...
House Opens Ethics Investigation Into Conyers Amid Sex Harassment Allegations
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The U.S. House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the longest-serving member currently...
Expert: House Tax Plan Won’t Help Many in Michigan
Pat Batcheller The U.S. House is likely to hold a much anticipated vote to reform the nation’s tax code today....
Detroit Council to Vote on Land Swap for New Jail Next Week
Jake Neher/WDET The Detroit City Council is delaying a vote on a proposed land swap with Wayne County that would...
Michigan Congress Members Split Along Party Lines Over GOP Tax Plan
Republicans in the U.S. House are expected to bring their long-sought effort at tax reform up for a vote this...
Bannon Tells Macomb County GOP Stick With Trump to Win in 2018
Former White House advisor Steve Bannon told Republicans in Michigan the GOP can repeat the kind of electoral triumph...
