CuriosiD: What’s the oldest bar in Detroit?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, listener...
Ryan Patrick Hooper is the award-winning host of "In the Groove" on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. Hooper has covered stories for the New York Times, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit, SPIN and Paste magazine.
Hooper grew up reading the Sunday paper with his dad. That’s where he learned the basics of writing while dreaming of one day writing the stories himself. At 16, he knocked on the door of his hometown paper and asked for a job as a reporter. Since then, he's written extensively for the Detroit Free Press -- the same paper he grew up reading.
Since joining WDET in 2017, Hooper has expanded the station’s arts and culture coverage and received numerous awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasting along the way. Nationally, Hooper was awarded a 2020 RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting for his story “Would You Rent a Stray Dog From the City of Detroit?“ In 2018, Hooper was named the Associated Press Michigan Editors Broadcast Rising Star in broadcast journalism. He received the prestigious Crain’s Detroit Business “20 In Their 20s” award in 2014. His commitment to volunteerism was recognized by the State of Michigan in 2007.
His juggalo-inspired I.C.Pizza costume was selected by the Huffington Post as one of the best Halloween costumes of 2014.
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Real wild mix today that starts with FKJ & Bas before heading over to Gil Scott Heron’s forever important “Winter...
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I kicked off today's show trying to warm up the city with some classics from Beatles, Bob Dylan, Wreckless Eric...
In The Groove: Benjamin Booker readies new album ‘LOWER’ ahead of Magic Bag show in Ferndale
So pumped to be back In The Groove in the New Year… with a special highlight on Benjamin Booker, who...
In The Groove: The best music released in 2024, part 5
My favorite time of the year — end of year best of music lists! This is the final installment of...
In The Groove: The best music released in 2024, part 4
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Still Life Studio’s winter ceramics show offers eclectic pieces from local artists
I’ve never thought of a ceramics sale as an art show until I rolled through the Still Life Studios in...
In The Groove: The best music released in 2024, part 3
My favorite time of the year — end of year best of music lists! This is PART THREE of In...