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.

Federal Judge in Detroit Blocks Deportation of Iraqis Nationwide

Eli Newman / WDET A federal judge in Detroit is banning the deportation of Iraqis nationwide for at least the...

Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Metro Detroit Iraqis

Eli Newman / WDET A federal judge is temporarily blocking the deportation of about 100 Iraqis detained in Michigan. The...

FBI Searches for Motive in Flint Airport Stabbing

Amber Neher Federal officials say the man accused of stabbing an airport officer in Flint tried to buy a gun...

Online Retail Giant Alibaba Wraps Up Detroit Pitch for Small Business Sales

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET One of the world’s largest online retailers is making a pitch for small companies in the U.S. to...

Airport Officer Stabbed in Flint

Amber Neher The FBI is investigating the stabbing of a police officer at a Flint airport. Officials say it is...

Members of Congress Search for Answers to Workers’ Concerns

dingell.house.gov A Michigan Congresswoman says numerous workers in the state tell her they are living in a climate of uncertainty and...

California Dem Supports Michigan’s Conyers Leading Committee that could Impeach Trump

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Recent reports found that U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) of Detroit, the ranking member on the powerful House...

Michigan Congressmen Shaken by Shooting at Ball Field

congress.gov A Michigan member of Congress says he and some of his colleagues felt they were “hunted like prey” when...

White House Official Violated Law by Calling for Defeat of Michigan Congressman

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Federal officials say the White House Director of Social Media violated the law...

Feds Arrest Dearborn Man for Allegedly Supporting Terrorist Group

justice.gov   Federal authorities say they have arrested two men, including one from Michigan, for allegedly providing support to a...

Feds Allege as Many as 100 Girls May Have Undergone Genital Mutilation in Metro Detroit

Sandra Svoboda Federal officials allege the genitals of as many as 100 girls may have been mutilated by physicians in...

Penske Vows to Keep Detroit Grand Prix at ‘Perfect’ Belle Isle Site

Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The driving force behind the Detroit Grand Prix says the annual event held on Belle Isle will remain...