Detroit Today: Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter discusses how the region is changing
If you drive north down the Woodward corridor, you may notice a change in the political climate. Black Lives Matter...
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news program, Detroit Today.
Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he studied political science, psychology and history.
Detroit Today: Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter discusses how the region is changing
If you drive north down the Woodward corridor, you may notice a change in the political climate. Black Lives Matter...
Detroit Today: How the US economy is improving for low-wage workers
The jobs market in the U.S. has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic started three years ago. Businesses like Starbucks,...
Canada’s Industrial Federal Minister discusses how its future is linked with the U.S.
Last year was a big one for the United States politically. The Biden administration passed three major legislative packages —...
Amid frequent outages, Michiganders question the value of public energy utilities
Over the last two weeks, hundreds of thousands of Michiganders lost power. This was cause for outrage — but it wasn’t...
Detroit Today: dream hampton talks hip-hop’s evolution, its misogyny problem + more
Detroit has produced many critically-acclaimed artists and creators — including filmmaker, writer and producer dream hampton. In 2019, she was...
Why young people don’t run for office — and the people trying to change that
U.S. politics have been called a “gerontocracy” by some. What that means is people in office today are old —...
Detroit Today: Developers defend District Detroit project expansion
Once a project that was supposed to bring up Little Caesars Arena and other developments in the surrounding area, it...
Why Michigan’s power keeps going out after storms
Last week, thousands of Michiganders lost power after an ice storm with 20-mile per hour wind gusts froze-over power lines....
Detroit Today: One year later, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead to a more disastrous path
Tomorrow will mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a dramatic escalation in conflict between the two countries...
What’s the future of Michigan Republicans now under Kristina Karamo’s leadership?
This past weekend, Kristina Karamo, an election denier who has yet to concede in her 14-point loss to Jocelyn Benson...
Which jobs are Detroit’s biggest growth opportunities?
After years of financial struggles, including becoming the largest city in the U.S. by population to file for bankruptcy, the...
How low unemployment rate, inflation have changed the US workforce and economy
The Department of Labor recently announced that the unemployment rate is at 3% — the lowest it's been in over...