The Metro: Sounds Like Detroit performer Corazon Szell
WDET’s Sounds Like Detroit Live is a celebration of Detroit’s rich music legacy while uplifting local talent. Tiny Desk Contest...
Tia Graham
Tia Graham was born and raised on the westside of Detroit. She is a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in broadcast Journalism. Tia had the opportunity to cover former President Obama’s trip to Lansing in 2014. As well, She has interned with Fox 47 in Lansing, Fox 2 News in Detroit, Detroit Public Television and 101.9 WDET.
Tia has worked behind the scenes in production with DPTV, including camera operating for American Black Journal and various productions.
Tia began her radio career in 2017 as a traffic reporter with WWJ Newsradio 950, and in 2019 became the Weekend Edition host and part-time fill-in host here with WDET.
Tia was promoted to host and producer of CultureShift, WDET's daily arts and culture show. She looks forward to keeping the community up to date with all things arts, music and culture.
The Metro: Hot Dam returns to Detroit Artists Market
During the Great Depression, in the year 1932 to be exact, a local group of art lovers saw there was...
The Metro: Detroit and Windsor libraries team up to spotlight local creatives
Listen to The Metro weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon ET on 101.9 FM and streaming on demand.A new collaboration between...
The Metro: What’s ahead for the Amplifiers – Detroit’s newest pro-basketball team?
The newly formed BIG3 professional basketball team, the Detroit Amplifiers, made their home court debut at Little Caesars Arena this...
The Metro: Detroit’s Collard Green Cook-Off is about more than just food
Soul food is one of the most identifiable American cuisines. The dishes were crafted from the scraps that were left...
The Metro: Marcus Samuelsson is savoring Detroit’s global food scene
The world can learn a lot from Detroit. Last week, the nonprofit Global Citizen came to the Hudson’s building to...
The Metro: Donna Jackson brings fresh perspective to the Scarab Club as new gallery manager
Detroiter Donna Jackson is the first Black woman to serve as gallery manager of the historic Scarab Club. The local...
The Metro: New play coming to Detroit Public Theatre explores unseen injuries of drone strikes
A new play from Arab American playwright Andrea Assaf is exploring the concept of "moral injury" and the devastating effects...
The Metro: LOVE Building to host final ‘CONTAINER Takeover’ event Thursday
The LOVE Building's monthly LOVE@Nite creative showcase series has helped to shine a light on some of the city's top...
The Metro: ICP’s Violent J talks Juggalo Championship Wrestling
Violent J is one half of the legendary rap duo Insane Clown Posse. He’s also the founder of Juggalo Championship...
The Metro: ‘Light up Livernois’ to highlight best of Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion this Saturday
Detroit's Avenue of Fashion is home to some of the city's most iconic businesses and shops. Every year on the...
The Metro: Windsor’s newest jazz festival coming to Via Italia this weekend
A new jazz festival is coming to Windsor this holiday weekend. The inaugural Electric Avenue International Jazz Festival will take...