Pontiac’s Pine Grove Is Rich In History [SLIDE SHOW]
This sign marks the entrance to Pine Grove in Pontiac Pine Grove is a Michigan historical site and also...
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.
Prepare to Vote: How to Find More Information about the Governor’s Candidates [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
As you prepare to vote, WDET has resources about the gubernatorial candidates to help you decide which one you will support in...
Ed Deeb Leaves Lasting Mark on Detroit Youth, Belle Isle [VIDEO]
Tensions were high in Detroit when a grocery store owner and two teenagers were killed in 1980. Then-Detroit Mayor Coleman...
Bob-Lo Boat Catches Fire [VIDEO]
A fire damaged the S.S. Ste. Claire, the last Bob-Lo boat on the Detroit River, on July 6, 2018. Detroit...
Ohio Offers Its Own Solution to Gerrymandering [MAPS + GRAPHS]
Michigan voters could decide whether to change the way the state’s political maps are drawn. A state elections board voted...
Who Should Draw Michigan’s Political Maps? Voters May Decide [PHOTOS + MAP]
A state elections board certified a petition to change the method of setting the boundaries for Michigan's congressional and state...
Voters Not Politicians: The Cons [TRANSCRIPT]
Jamie Roe If this November's statewide ballot allows Michigan voters the choice to change the process of drawing the state's...
Voters Not Politicians: The Pros [TRANSCRIPT]
A proposal to change the way Michigan's political maps are drawn could be on the November ballot. The Voters Not...
The Army Would Like to Lock Up New Funds for the Soo [VIDEO]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been waiting three decades to build a new shipping lock in Sault Ste....
New Bridge Moving Forward Amid Tiff Over Tariffs
Editor's note: The Consul General of Canada in Detroit says Michigan bears no financial risk in the construction of the Gordie...
Soo Awaits New Lock [VIDEO]
Editor's note: This interview was conducted in 2017. The story has been updated with new comments from President Trump and...
Ruth Johnson Wears a Helmet and Says You Should, Too [CHART+TRANSCRIPT]
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson says she started riding motorcycles when she was 12 years old. It's something she...