Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image
Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...
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 Lawmaker Wants to Rid State of Requirement to Register Pistols
Jake Neher/WDET A member of the Michigan House wants to eliminate a requirement that gun owners in the state must...
Automakers Face Trump Promises, Robotic Future
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Donald Trump has vowed to keep the auto industry in the U.S. to provide blue collar jobs for...
Defiant Requiem Shows Jews Kept Spirit Alive in Nazi Death Camp
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Ben Breuninger/DSO Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Thursday night at the Congregation Shaarey Zadek temple in Southfield, classical music...
Michigan Congressional Delegation Praises Budget Deal
Laura Weber Davis, WDET Congress has reached a budget deal that includes funding to help restore the Great Lakes. The...
Trump says U.S. will Negotiate a ‘Fair’ NAFTA Deal
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET President Donald Trump says he is ready to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA,...
Lions Look to Draft to Close Holes in Roster
Pat Batcheller The Detroit Lions are preparing for the NFL’s annual draft of college players in a climate of unusual...
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Says Trump Trade Moves ‘Not Healthy’ for Relationship
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET U.S. Commerce Department officials say it’s been a tough week for trade relations with Canada. President Trump wants...
White House Budget Director to Join U.S., Canada Trade Talks in Shadow of Possible Government Shutdown
canada.ca The Trump Administration’s head budget official joins other government and business leaders this week for a conference on the...
Feds Arrest Another Doctor in Connection with Michigan Female Genital Mutilation Case
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/ WDET A second doctor in Michigan has been arrested in connection with alleged female genital mutilation. The...
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...
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...