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 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...

Why I’m Running: Detroit Mayoral Challenger Coleman Young II

AnnMarie Scaramuzzino/WDET One of the most famous political figures In the history of Detroit is the city’s first black mayor,...

Why I’m Running: Detroit Mayoral Incumbent Mike Duggan

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Next week Detroit voters head to the polls to choose the city’s mayor, council members and City Clerk....

Mayoral Challenger Young II Says Detroit Rebirth is Leaving Blacks Behind

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s City Hall is named in honor of one of the town’s most famous political figures, the late...

Detroit Mayor Says New Investment will Reach All of City in Bid for Second Term

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET On November 7th Detroit will hold its first mayoral election since the city emerged from the nation’s largest-ever...

Thousands Leave Women’s Convention Ready for Political Battle

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Organizers of women’s marches in Washington, DC and across the country after President Trump took office told crowds...

Detroit Mayoral Candidates Look for Votes After Contentious Debate

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Questions over crime, race and improving impoverished neighborhoods took center stage during a contentious debate between the city’s...

‘Underwear Bomber’ Files Suit Against Feds Over Treatment in Supermax Prison

U.S. Marshals Service A man convicted of trying to blow up a plane bound for Detroit with explosives hidden in...

Detroit Officials call New Park Test Case for Citywide Development

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET                       Detroit officials are breaking ground on a...

Michigan Family Sues Marines over Death of Muslim Recruit

marforcom.marines.mil A Muslim family in Michigan is filing a $100 million dollar law suit against the federal government, charging that...