Biden taps Sperling to smooth UAW contract talks with Detroit automakers
The Biden administration is dispatching one of its top economic advisors to help smooth over relations between the United Auto...
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.
AAA says 1.7M Michiganders are traveling for July Fourth
AAA Michigan predicts more people will travel by land, sea and air this Fourth of July season than any other...
Detroit officials celebrate renovated Roosevelt Park in Corktown
Roosevelt Park reopened earlier this week following major renovations with $6 million in funding provided in part from the American...
Trump blasts Democrats, criminal charges against him during Novi speech
Former President Donald Trump is continuing his accusation that the numerous criminal charges against him are an effort to drive...
Feds want railroad companies to share cargo list after every derailment
The federal government is proposing that trains traveling through Michigan and across the U.S. automatically inform first responders of all...
NTSB train derailment hearing starts this week
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold hearings this week on what led to February’s train derailment in East Palestine,...
Former DPD chief urges Michigan lawmakers to pass police reform bills
Former Detroit police chief Ike McKinnon wants the Michigan Legislature to require law enforcement officers to intervene whenever they see...
DMC reaches $30M settlement with US Justice Department over alleged kickbacks
The federal government has reached a $30 million settlement with Detroit Medical Center over allegations that certain doctors received kickbacks...
GM investing over $1B in two Flint plants for heavy duty truck production, metal center
Officials with General Motors say the automaker will invest more than $1 billion to help produce heavy-duty trucks in Flint,...
IndyCar owner Roger Penske is revved up about Grand Prix’s return to downtown Detroit
The 2023 Detroit Grand Prix is officially open for on-track activities, an event reborn on the downtown streets of the...
Detroit unemployment rate drops to record low in April
Detroit officials touted figures just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that show Detroit’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2%...
Josef Newgarden wins Indy 500, looks to continue momentum at Detroit Grand Prix
Driver Josef Newgarden leads an Indycar series returning this week to the streets of the Motor City for the Detroit...