Consumers Energy CEO Aims to Close Coal Plants by 2040, Cautious on Nuclear
The head of Michigan's second-largest energy producer says climate change is real, and her company has a responsibility to do something...
Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.
Batcheller joined WDET in 2007 after nine years at WWJ, where he was a news editor, producer and reporter. He started his broadcasting career in 1989 and has lived and worked in Michigan his entire life. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Specs Howard School of Media Arts. He has won multiple awards for excellence from the Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists. He is an amateur musician, playing percussion in the Downriver Community Band.
Detroit Celebrates Brazilian Culture and Food on Sept. 14
The third annual Brazilian Day Street Festival Michigan is happening on Saturday, Sept. 14 on Detroit's east side. Founder and...
Play Until Dark on Palmer Park’s New Tennis Courts
Detroit's Palmer Park has been a tennis hotbed for decades. It's not uncommon to see people playing even after sundown....
Oakland County Fair Adds New Events to Traditions, Expects 100,000 Attendees
Oakland County's summer fair has been held since the 1860s, known as the 4-H Fair for years in reference to the youth organization....
Oakland County Removes Question About Criminal Record From Job Applications
Starting Aug. 1, Oakland County will no longer ask most job applicants whether they've ever been arrested or convicted of a...
Rocket Mortgage Classic Brings PGA To Detroit For First Time
Some of the world's top golfers are in Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. It's the first PGA Tour event ever held...
Fight Over Fuel Economy Puts Detroit Automakers in a Pickle
Automakers -- including Detroit's "big three" -- are caught in the middle of a fight over fuel economy. On one...
Detroit’s Motown Movement Seeks to Build Community And Sustainability
The house at 1995 Ford St. in Detroit's Dexter-Linwood neighborhood isn't just another boarded-up building -- it's an experiment. Three...
Study Finds Treating Inmates’ Mental Health Reduces Their Risk of Returning to Jail
Pat Batcheller A new study offers a solution to the problems of jail overcrowding and recidivism in Michigan: Invest more...
Rising Water Levels in Great Lakes Bring Flood Concerns to Shore
People who own property along Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair have struggled with rising water levels this spring. Higher-than-average rainfall...
Army Engineers Finalize Asian Carp Plans [VIDEO]
Video credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Mississippi River is teeming with Asian carp, which have taken over the...
Forecasters Predict Larger Algae Bloom in Lake Erie [CHART]
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory They're back. Algae are blooming in western Lake Erie, as they do every year,...