Detroit Lions End Poor Season on Winning Note
The Detroit Lions have finished a disappointing season with a victory over the division rival Chicago Bears. Detroit held off...
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.
New Year Brings New Laws to Michigan
The new year is bringing with it a new series of laws in Michigan, affecting everyone from drivers to diners....
Kurdish Chef Given Extension to Avoid Deportation from Michigan
A quiet Kurdish chef who’s lived and worked in Michigan for more than two decades has been granted a temporary...
Former Detroit Council President Ordered to Pay Accuser in Sex Tape Lawsuit
A federal judge has ruled that former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh must pay a quarter of a million...
Census Shows Michigan Population Up but Exodus Continues
New census data shows Michigan’s population barely increased in the past year, even as experts say thousands of residents were...
Michigan Kurd Faces Possible Christmas Eve Deportation
A Kurdish chef who has lived peacefully in Michigan for more than a decade says the U.S. government is again...
Warm Weather Won’t Stop Detroit from Having a Winter Blast
Aaron Eckels/Eighteen Photography It may be warmer than normal outside but a winter blast is still coming to Metro Detroit....
Panel says Affordability Plan for Detroit Water Customers Won’t Include Forgiving Debt
Members of a commission studying ways to make water service more affordable in Detroit say it may be impossible to...
Wayne State Turning Jazzy with New Center
Students at Wayne State University will soon be practicing, performing and learning about all things jazz at a new center...
Detroit City Clerk Says Proposed Changes In Election Law Will Hurt Voters
Some Detroit officials are pushing back against an attempt by the state Legislature to change voting procedures in Michigan. The...
Detroit Police Unions Approve New Contracts
Detroit officials say unions representing the city’s police force have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract. City officials have long admitted...
Expert says Bond Markets Leery After Detroit Bankruptcy
Detroit’s bankruptcy casts a long shadow over the Metro region. But what has it meant to the rest of the...