Feds say Syrian Refugees Bring Benefits to Metro Detroit
Each year on this day the United Nations celebrates what it calls World Refugee Day, with events scheduled in more...
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.
CuriosiD: Why Does a Private Company Own a Major U.S. Border Crossing?
In this episode of CuriosID, listener Evan Fekete asks... How did the International Ambassador Bridge become privately held? It just seems that, like,...
Detroit Launches Program to Track Demolitions Online
Officials in Detroit are launching a new online program that tracks where and when homes will be demolished in the...
Feds say Blight Removal Funding Easily Abused
Federal officials are calling for tougher oversight of a government program that helps fund the removal of blighted buildings in...
The Life of Gordie Howe in His Own Voice
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Some of the best-known in the sport of hockey, and in the halls of government, paid tribute to...
Thousands say Final Goodbye to Hockey Legend Gordie Howe
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Thousands of people flooded into Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena to pay their final respects to the man...
Group Aims to Arm Detroit Students with Financial Skills Necessary to Impact City’s Economy
Daymon J. Hartley Officials in Detroit say one of the keys to improving the city’s overall economy is creating a...
Congresswoman Questions Debris on Surgical Equipment at Ann Arbor VA Hospital
Officials with the Veterans Administration health system in Ann Arbor say they are working to correct a problem that has...
Funeral, Visitation set for Gordie Howe
Preparations are set for memorials to the man known simply as Mr. Hockey. A public visitation will be held in...
Gordie Howe Dies
The sport of hockey has lost one of the brightest lights in its history. Gordie Howe has died at age...
Canadian Auto Union Threatens Strike
Union leaders in Canada say they may go on strike if Detroit’s Big Three automakers close several production facilities in...
Democratic Congresswoman Dingell says Trump could win Michigan, Presidency
Democrat Hillary Clinton is considered by many to be her party’s presumed presidential nominee. Rival Bernie Sanders says he will...
