Indy 500 Winner Heads to Detroit Amid Controversy
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET This weekend the Indycar series, fresh from its marquee event, the Indianapolis 500, travels to Belle Isle for...
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.
PBS Examines Science Behind Lead Poisoning in Flint
Courtesy of PBS Residents in Flint continue dealing with the fallout from a government decision that left the city’s water...
GOP Leery of White House Request to Raise Debt Ceiling Soon
congress.gov Trump Administration officials are calling on Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and to do it far sooner...
Michigan-Based All-Female Race Team ‘Grace’ Driving Towards Indy 500
Courtesy of Grace Autosport Auto racers are preparing for one of the biggest events in the sport, this weekend’s Indianapolis...
New TSA Carry-On Screening Underway at Detroit Metro Airport
Eli Newman The Transportation Security Administration is unveiling new screening procedures for fliers who carry electronic devices onboard an aircraft....
U.S. Education Secretary Refuses to Ban Federal Funding for Schools that Discriminate
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will not say whether she would...
Trump Budget Proposes Eliminating Funding for Great Lakes
Jake Neher/WDET Republican and Democratic members of Michigan’s Congressional delegation are criticizing the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate funding for...
Motor City Comic Con Lets Jeannie out of the Bottle
Courtesy of Motor City Comic Con Jeannie was ready to come out of the bottle this weekend in Novi. Barbara...
‘Guardians’ Star Yondu Aims His Arrow at Motor City Comic Con
Courtesy of Motor City Comic Con Marvel Studios has had a string of hit movies based on iconic comic books....
LeVar Burton Brings Star Trek, Reading Rainbow Stories to Motor City Comic Con
Courtesy of Motor City Comic Con There are only a few actors who are very well known for having played...
Star Trek, Big Bang Theory’s Wheaton Beams Into Motor City Comic Con
Courtesy of Motor City Comic Con Some television characters are not treated very well by fans, critics or, at times,...
Researchers Fear Worldwide Cyberattack could Quickly Erupt Again
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Security experts say the worldwide cyberattack that hit computer systems in about 150 countries last week...
