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.

New children’s book explores the Great Migration, family connection and returning home

Grandparents always offer a different perspective, but that perspective is especially different when they grew up and lived in different...

California Congressman wants high-paying tech jobs to be the Rust Belt’s future

Where you grow up can factor into your educational outcomes and the money you make as an adult. In comparison...

Martell Bivings wants tax cuts and energy independence, says voting rights is non-issue with Detroiters

The 13th Congressional District has received a lot of attention, both in Michigan and especially in the city of Detroit....

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin talks her run for office and problems in our politics

As we get closer to election day in Michigan, some Congressional races are heating up — including the 7th Congressional...

New novel explores whiteness, loss and a changing world

The makeup of who lives in the United States is changing. That means that the average American today is less...

The difficulties of parenting, according to the author of a new book

Parenting seems to have changed a lot in the past several decades. Raising kids is more expensive than in the...

Michigan works to attract large-scale industry with nearly $1 billion budget

Lawmakers and residents of states across the country are always looking for new ways to attract business. In Michigan, the...

Recent US Supreme Court decisions and the cases they will soon decide on

Perceptions of the U.S. Supreme Court are changing. Once considered a bipartisan body of justices, it is now thought of...

One local nonprofit is trying to ensure Detroit corporations are equitable

A few years ago, many corporations made pledges to be equitable work spaces. At the height of the 2020 racial...

The disproportionate impact of auto crashes on Black and Hispanic people

Many "accidents" that occur each day are not random — they are predictable and preventable. We navigate environments that large...

The experiences of animals and our interactions with them

Animals are a rich part of many peoples’ life. But while they live beside us in our backyards, our parks,...

Reporting shows the harshness of Trump’s Zero Tolerance immigration policy

During the first half of the Trump Administration, the Zero Tolerance policy was implemented. It split asylum-seeking families trying to...