DER Weekends: The history and legacy of iconic Detroit TV show ‘The Scene’
In the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET’s Tia Graham explores The Scene, a local TV show that was a cultural...
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.
DER Weekends: Bengali Harlem
The film ‘In Search of Bengali Harlem’ documents comedian Alaudin Ullah's search for his Bengali father. What Ullah and...
Detroit Evening Report: 250k without power after severe storms in Metro Detroit
Severe thunderstorms Thursday night dumped heavy rains on areas of Metro Detroit, which was already dealing with flooding from...
Author Reda Taleb is working to change the world for incarcerated people and their children
Reda Taleb calls herself a “decarceration” advocate. “We are really stepping away from, in an intentional way, using mass incarceration...
Nearly 23K Michigan residents have lost Medicaid coverage since eligibility reviews in June
Nearly 23,000 Michigan residents have lost Medicaid coverage since the state began reviewing Medicaid eligibility in June. Subscribe to the...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police officer shot in leg during gunfire exchange with suspects
Detroit police are looking for a suspect who shot an officer in the leg early Friday morning. Subscribe to the...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police commissioners board is still paying two former staffers
Members of Detroit’s police oversight board want to remove two staffers who are no longer working but are still getting...
Detroit Evening Report: City of Detroit hosting resource seminar to help homeowners with tax exemptions
The city of Detroit is hosting another Healthy Home HOPE Resource next week to help homeowners seeking tax exemptions. Subscribe...
DER Weekends: Timashion Jones is making moves and a film about jazz legend Marcus Belgrave
In the latest episode of DER Weekends, CultureShift co-host Tia Graham talks with filmmaker Timashion Jones about his work and a new...
Detroit Evening Report: 31st annual Concert of Colors happening now in Detroit
The annual Concert of Colors started this week and culminates in a weekend full of performances from local, national and...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan marks one-year anniversary of 988 crisis lifeline
Michigan is marking the one-year anniversary of its 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit filmmakers receive $60K grant for short film to address vaccine hesitancy in Black communities
Harlem-based Black Public Media has awarded $160,000 in grants to projects aimed at combatting vaccine hesitancy in the Black community....