When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
Hot weather is back in Metro Detroit. The National Weather Service is forecasting high temperatures at or near 90 degrees through...
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.
Fatalities Rise As More People Walk, Ride [Data+Links]
The number of people killed while walking or riding a bicycle in Southeast Michigan rose 10 percent in 2015. Data...
Detroit City FC Attracts More Fans, Spreads the Wealth
Detroit City Football Club averaged more than 5,000 fans per game during its first season at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck....
Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Alan Sanborn
Three of the five Republican candidates running in Michigan's 10th Congressional District primary on August 2 have legislative experience, including...
Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: David VanAssche
One of the Republican candidates in Michigan's 10th Congressional District primary election is a military veteran. David VanAssche enlisted in the...
Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Frank Accavitti, Jr.
Whoever wins the Republican primary election in Michigan's 10th Congressional District will face Democrat Frank Accavitti, Jr. in November. The...
Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Paul Mitchell
Five Republicans are running in the August 2 primary election in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, which includes northern Macomb County, Port Huron,...
Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Phil Pavlov
Three of the five Republicans running in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District primary election on August 2 are or have been state lawmakers....
Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Tony Forlini
Congresswoman Candice Miller is running for office in November, but not the one she holds now. After 14 years in...
Sterling Civic Theater Welcomes All
A local community theater offers people with disabilities a chance to perform that they might not otherwise get. The Sterling...
Tigers Return to Action vs. Royals
The Detroit Tigers host the Kansas City Royals Friday at Comerica Park. Detroit entered Major League Baseball's All-Star break with 46...
Artists Frame Stories About Their Art in Wyandotte
The Wyandotte Street Art Fair celebrates its 55th anniversary this year. For one artist, it's still a relatively new experience....