Filmmaker Ken Burns says Vietnam War Holds Lessons for Trump Era
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Renowned filmmaker Ken Burns says the Vietnam War helped create the current divisive climate in the U.S. But...
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.
Experts say Female Genital Mutilation is Both Crime and Cultural Practice
A metro Detroit doctor has been ordered detained while she awaits a trial on charges of mutilating the genitals of...
New Detroit Arena to Host NCAA Championship Games
The NCAA says Detroit will soon be a college championship city. The NCAA announced sites for future championship and tournament...
Metro Detroit Doctor to Remain Incarcerated Until Trial on Charges of Female Genital Mutilation
A federal judge is ordering a Michigan doctor to remain incarcerated while she awaits trial on charges of mutilating the...
U.S. Auto Workers Face Competition from Other Nations and New Technology
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Trump has repeatedly pledged to bring outsourced auto jobs back to the U.S. and make Michigan the...
Former FBI Director to Oversee Compensation for Takata Air Bag Victims
The U.S. District Court in Detroit is naming a former director of the FBI to oversee restitution payments connected to...
‘Fake News’ Political Tweets Targeted Michigan During Presidential Election
If you were using Twitter in Michigan in the days before, during or after Election Day last year, about half...
White House Official Urges Michigan Voters to Defeat Amash
The White House is defending a top Trump Administration official who tweeted that a Michigan Congressman should be defeated in the...
Researcher Says Tests Link Flint Water to Legionnaires’ Disease
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A researcher says he has developed evidence that the decision to use the Flint River as a water...
Why do Foods Keep Becoming Contaminated with Listeria?
WDET It can be in your cheese, in your fruit, even in your waffles. It’s the bacterium called listeria, which...
Democrats on National Tour to Reach Blue-Collar Workers
Sandra Svoboda The head of the Democratic National Committee says his party did not do a good enough job of...
Michigan Congresswoman says Trump Now Better Aware of African-American Concerns
“He wasn’t rude. He wasn’t flippant. He listened. Some things you could tell he was hearing for the first time.”...
