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’s Holiday Home Movies Premiere at the DIA

Detroit’s holiday home movies from yesteryear will be shown at the Detroit Institute of Arts Thursday. The Detroit Institute of...

Holiday Week for Kids at the DIA

The Detroit Institute of Arts has special programs and hours this week. Visitors will be able to make a variety...

State Supreme Court Gives Back $550 Million

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled the state must repay more than $550 million collected from school employees. Governor Jennifer...

StoryCorps Detroit Special

This is a special hour of StoryCorps pieces recorded right here in Detroit and produced by WDET. Click on the...

Detroiters Send “Love and Healing” to Puerto Rico

As residents in Puerto Rico continue to live without power, drinking water and basic supplies, a group of herbalists in...

State Representative Tim Kelly Says the Board of Ed Must Go

Michigan House Representative Tim Kelly has introduced a bill to abolish the State Board of Education and give its power...

Teachers Union Says Company Sent A Spy

The Michigan chapter of the American Federation of Teachers secured an emergency restraining order Friday against a company it accuses of...

Detroit Schools Have More Students Than Projected

Detroit’s public schools have more students than expected so far this year.  The district expected to have 48,524 students by...

Michigan Students Respond to DeVos Title IX Announcement

Students in Michigan are responding to a Department of Education announcement last week suggesting the department will change how sexual...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: A Tale of Two Paper’s Opinions

  Stephen Henderson is the editor of the liberal-leaning editorial page at the Detroit Free Press. Nolan Finley, on the other...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: House, Techno, Raves and Voguing

In this episode of StoryCorps Detroit, we bring you three stories where people talk about the supportive culture they find...

Coleman Young II to Face Duggan in General Election

Sascha Raiyn Coleman Young II took second place in Tuesday’s mayoral primary.  Young told his supporters to get in “fighting shape”...