Quinn Klinefelter is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, anchoring midday newscasts and preparing reports for WDET, NPR and the BBC. Klinefelter joined WDET in 1998 after earning a M.A. from the nation's top-ranked journalism school, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and working as a sports correspondent for BBC Radio 4 and as a talk show host, anchor and reporter for Wisconsin Public Radio.

He has won over 50 awards for his work from groups including CBS Radio, the Associated Press, the Wisconsin and Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Society of Professional Journalists. He has covered government and politics for WDET, including interviewing numerous presidential candidates, Michigan governors and every Detroit mayor elected in the 21st century. He also regularly reports on sports and entertainment, including covering 20 editions of the Indianapolis 500.

He was literally on top of the news when he finished an interview with then-Senator Bob Dole by stepping on his shoes.

Surge in Detroit COVID-19 Patients Could Lead to Rationing, Do Not Resuscitate Orders

The Henry Ford Health System has developed a policy officials say they hope they never have to use. They say...

Census Bureau, Looking Past Pandemic, Hopes Neighborhood Faces Will Help Open Doors

The U.S, Census Bureau is suspending its field operations until April because of the coronavirus pandemic. With billions of dollars’...

Trump Slams Detroit Carmakers, Orders General Motors Build Ventilators

Screen grab President Donald Trump is ordering General Motors to build ventilators after publicly criticizing the company for not meeting it's...

Ford Retools to Take On COVID-19

Several carmakers have recently announced efforts to help supply medical equipment.  Earlier this week Ford announced it would join with...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Looks to Recreate 2016 Momentum in Michigan

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was barnstorming across Michigan this weekend, including a massive rally at Detroit’s TCF Center...

Former Obama Commerce Secretary Says Trump Tariffs Backfiring on U.S. Workers

President Trump says he’s imposed tariffs on a variety of foreign goods to even the playing field for U.S. industries...

Great Lakes Swamping Shoreline Towns, Waste Water Facilities

This year Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior were at the highest water levels ever recorded for the month of January. Analysts say...

‘Living’ Concrete Could Solve Michigan’s Pothole Problems

Imagine if the potholes in Michigan’s roads could actually heal themselves? Or if the state could literally grow new roads?...

Warren Helps Center Line Celebrate That It’s Not Warren

The intersection of Stephens and Van Dyke Avenues in Macomb County is a borderline. It only takes a few steps...

Impeachment Widens Typically Thin Political Divide in Center Line

At a pristine countertop in Center Line’s Haney’s Family Restaurant, owner Russ Haney watches the last of his midday customers...

Four Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed on Cyber Monday

The combination of online holiday deals and shoppers quickly buying lots of items creates a fertile field for cyber criminals...

Historic Center Line Church, Known for its Radical Design, Could be Closed or Sold

Organ music floats over the congregation gathered for a recent Sunday mass at Center Line’s St. Clement Catholic Church. Parishioner...