School Closings for Fri., Mar. 2, 2018
Wayne County: Allen Park Crestwood Dearborn Dearborn Heights #7 Detroit PSCD Flat Rock Gibraltar Grosse Ile Hamtramck Harper Woods Highland...
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.
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Plan Ahead for I-696 Construction in 2018 [MAP]
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School Closings for Friday, Jan. 4, 2018
Wayne County: Grosse Pointe Harper Woods Oakland County: Berkley Birmingham Brandon Clawson Farmington Ferndale Holly Lake Orion Rochester Royal Oak...
WSU Word Warriors Compile List of Couth, Recondite Words
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Gas Prices Go Up As Christmas Travel Period Begins
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