It’s Time to Plan For Severe Weather
Do you know what to do when a tornado warning is issued? Do you know the difference between a "watch"...
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.
Of Myths and Men: When the Tigers Didn’t Save Detroit
When the Detroit Tigers won the World Series in 1968, many considered it a godsend to a city that was scarred...
More Than Hot Dogs: Tigers Expand 2018 Menu [VIDEO]
So, you're going to the ball game, but you don't want hot dogs, pizza, or buffalo wings. How does buffalo...
Weather Threat for Detroit Tigers Opening Day
Inclement weather could cause the cancellation of the Detroit Tigers' Opening Day. The last time that happened was in 1979...
Healthy Food Summit Seeks Solutions for Detroit
Detroit has more than 70 full-line grocery stores, yet thousands of people don't have access to them. Many lack jobs,...
IRS Urges Taxpayers to Review Their Withholding Status [CALCULATOR]
The new tax law Congress passed at the end of 2017 might not affect tax returns filed this year. But...
Data Show Where Healthy Food Gaps Exist in Detroit [MAPS + REPORT]
Here are some facts about food in Detroit: Almost half of all households in the city are "food insecure". That...
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...
How to Become a Weather Spotter
Before Doppler radar, tornado warnings only gave people a few minutes to seek shelter. Since forecasters adopted the technology, they've...
Meeting Halfway: 2018 Bridge Walk to Start at Both Ends
For years, people who wanted to walk the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day could board a bus in Mackinaw City...
Big Game Ads: Some Were Super, Others “Meh” [VIDEO]
Companies spend millions of dollars to buy commercial time during the Super Bowl every year. How do they know if...
Spring Training Starts Soon for Rebuilding Tigers
2017 was a rough year for the Detroit Tigers. It started with the death of owner Mike Ilitch in February...