2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket: Old Nation’s M-43 Takes Top Prize
Nicole Rupersburg Thanks to votes from WDET listeners like you, we have the inaugural winner of the first-ever 2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket...
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.
Birmingham Invades Detroit: New Dining Spots Open in Suburb as Restaurateurs Expand South
Melody Baetens/ Detroit News Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. The suburban community...
2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket: Two Hearted Ale vs. M-43
WDET The 2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket has entered the Championsip round with Bell's Two Hearted Ale and Old Nation's M-43 after originally nominating the top...
Classical Duo Kicks Off First-Ever U.S. Tour in Metro Detroit This Weekend
Chamber Music Society of Detroit Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Guitarist Paul...
2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket: Only the Final Pour Remain
The 2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket has entered the Final Pour after originally nominating the top 32 beers from around...
What Does Freedom Mean Today? Norman Rockwell’s Most Famous Works Arrive at the Henry Ford
The Henry Ford Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShifts airs weekdays at 12 p.m. The Henry Ford...
2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket: Road to the Final Pour
WDET listeners like you nominated the top 32 Michigan beers in the first-ever 2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket with some incredibly close match-ups in the...
After a Summer of Renovation, Music Venue Fillmore Detroit Revives 93-Year-Old History
Melody Baetens/ Detroit News Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. The music venue...
2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket: Who Advances to the Inebri-8?
WDET WDET listeners like you nominated the top 32 Michigan beers in the first-ever 2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket with some...
2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket: Breaking Down the Top 32 Breweries
WDET Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. The 2018 WDET Michigan Beer...
Will Michigan Beer Buyers Boycott Founders After Their Recent Snafu?
WDET Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. The 2018 WDET Michigan Beer Bracket...
Southwest Detroit Restaurant Week Wraps Up This Weekend
El Nacimiento Click on the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. The first-ever Southwest Detroit Restaurant...