Pension Cuts Become Reality For Detroit City Workers
This week Detroit city retirees begin to see reductions in pension benefits -- cuts enacted as part of Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy....
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.
Lions Re-sign Record-setting Kicker
Most NFL teams are preparing to scour the free agent market for new players. But the Detroit Lions have already...
Detroit City Council Seeks Pay Raise
Mike Boening Photography flikr CC Only a few months after Detroit’s exit from bankruptcy some of the city’s elected leaders...
Small Michigan Township Has Big Problem: Too Many Zip Codes
Anne Ruthmann flickr CC Too Many Zip Codes In Hartland Township, north of Brighton, Michigan, officials say most residents –...
Engineers Union Turns Up Heat On Detroit Schools In Boiler Dispute
An engineers union is suing to overturn a recent decision that allows the Detroit Public School system to have a...
Suh Set To Test Free Agency?
Mike Morbeck / CC The Detroit Lions are allowing the team’s top defensive player to test the open market in...
Islamic Call To Prayer Sounding Sweeter In Hamtramck
By tradition, the Islamic call to prayer occurs five times each day. But in the past year Carol Marsh, a...
Biden Says Nation Bet on Autoworkers and Won
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says Detroit’s auto industry is healthy again, years after a federal bailout helped save car...