WDET Accepting Multimedia Pitches For Community Stories

Note: WDET is not currently accepting freelance pitches for the StoryMakers program. When you hear the word community, what comes...

Detroit Political Junkies Recap and React to This Week’s Presidential Debates

Jake Neher/WDET The second Democratic presidential debate has come and gone. There was talk of important policy changes, there was...

Growing Up Undocumented in America

WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast features a diverse cast of Detroit area storytellers who perform...

Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Talks About Detroit Debates, Climate and Campaign

While the second round of debates have concluded here in Detroit, we’re all still talking about them. One of the...

This Weekend: Free Electronic Music, Yoga Fest and More Shows to Catch

Brian Rozman Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo’s byline appears in publications locally and globally. He’s been plugging ears into the Detroit scene...

As Presidential Candidates Debate Reparations, New Book Looks at Race and Reconstruction

The period following the Civil War, began with hopes of uniting a divided country. Reconstruction set out to finally convey...

Welcome to the New WDET.org

Welcome to the updated wdet.org!  This year, we have been working to improve the online user experience for visitors to easily...

In The Groove with Temptations Founding Member Otis Williams

On this edition of "In The Groove," WDET's Quinn Klinefelter speaks with Otis Williams, the founding member of the Temptations who...

Affirmations Chief: Dems Should Highlight LGBTQ Issues in Debates

AnnaMarie Sysling/WDET The second round of Democratic debates kicked off Tuesday night in Detroit, and will continue Wednesday night. Healthcare,...

Want to Fix American Healthcare? Here’s How They Do it in Denmark

Jake Neher/WDET Healthcare is one of the biggest issues Democratic presidential candidates will undoubtedly be asked about during this week's debates....

Sam’s Jams: Alicia Myers “I Want To Thank You”

WDET Alicia Myers is an R&B singer from Detroit, Michigan. She started her music career with the Detroit Funk/Disco band...

Responding in the Age of Trump: “We Can Use Outrage, We Shouldn’t Let Outrage Use Us”

Jake Neher/WDET President Trump described an American city last week as a “disgusting, rodent infested mess.”  That city was Baltimore....