Hillary Clinton Heads to Detroit for NAACP Dinner
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton travels to Detroit this weekend to speak at the NAACP’s annual Fight for Freedom Fund...
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.
Young Girl’s Letter Brings Obama to Flint
President Obama travels to Flint next week for a first-hand look at the city’s struggles with contaminated water. The White...
Index Finds CEO’s Believe Detroit is Open for Business
The Troy-based Kresge Foundation says it has discovered a new narrative among business leaders: Detroit, post-bankruptcy, is now a good...
Pugh Drops Appeal, Will Pay Former Student in Sex Video Civil Case
Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh is reportedly dropping his appeal of a court-ordered judgment that he pay hundreds...
First Female Coach Brings NFL History to Detroit
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Over the weekend the Detroit Tigers brought a piece of pro football history to the Metro region. The...
Justice Department Helping Ease Convicts Back Into Society
The U.S. Justice Department is launching an effort to help reduce crime by helping former prisoners become productive citizens. The...
Time Magazine Names Flint Doctor, Water Researcher Among ‘Most Influential People’
Time Magazine is releasing its list of the year’s 100 Most Influential People. And it includes two people who uncovered...
Michigan Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Over Tainted Water in Flint
Michigan’s attorney general is filing criminal charges against three government employees involved in the water crisis in Flint. The state...
UnitedHealth to Exit Affordable Care Act Exchanges
Officials with the nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, say the company plans to pull-out of insurance exchanges in most...
Appeals Court Upholds NFL Concussion Settlement
A federal appeals court is upholding a roughly $1 billion settlement over concussions in the National Football League. But the...
GM Recalls One Million Trucks Because of Bad Seat Belts
General Motors is launching a global recall of just over one million trucks with seat belts that might malfunction. The...
Police from Lebanon Hope to Copy Detroit’s Finest
The blight dotting the city of Detroit has led some to compare it to the war-torn buildings filling Beirut, Lebanon....