Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.

She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Piston partnering with Detroit Public Schools to support local Health Hubs

Detroit Public Schools announced Thursday it will partner with Detroit Piston Cade Cunningham and GE Appliances to help fund its...

Detroit Evening Report: Warren Evans shares why he voted ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans is warning Democratic Party leaders not to take Black voters for granted this year. Subscribe...

DER Weekends: Exploring the history of The Black Slate in Detroit

On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Jerome Vaughn spoke with Kandia Milton, the chair of The Black Slate....

Detroit Evening Report: Duggan presents 2025 fiscal year budget to Detroit City Council

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan presented a $2.76 billion budget plan to city council on Thursday. The proposal includes $20 million...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan doesn’t earn enough revenue to fund population growth initiatives, experts say

Economists say Michigan isn’t generating enough revenue to pay for proposals to reverse the state’s population decline. Subscribe to the...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan investing $10M to address overdose deaths, racial disparities

Michigan will spend $10 million this year to address overdose deaths and racial disparities in overdose treatments. Subscribe to the...

Black-led Sepia Coffee Project aims to bring specialty coffee to Highland Park

Martell Mason has worked in the coffee trade all over the world. But when he returned to his native Highland...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit sets February temperature record at 73 degrees, cold weather returns Wednesday

Detroit residents felt unusually warm weather in February as the high temperature reached a record 73 degrees on Tuesday. Subscribe...

DER Weekends: Physics professor brings race, gender into the classroom to build better scientists

On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn spoke with professor and activist Prasad Venugopal, who teaches classes...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan lawmakers considering revival of film tax credits

A Michigan House committee is considering new legislation aimed at boosting the state’s film and digital media industry. Subscribe to...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House bills seeking to increase rights for sexual assault victims gets hearing

A pair of Michigan bills aimed at supporting survivors of sexual assault received a hearing on Tuesday before the state...

Detroit Evening Report: Local leaders supporting state water affordability bills

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and other local leaders are backing state legislation to create a water affordability program. Subscribe to...