‘Fake News’ Political Tweets Targeted Michigan During Presidential Election
If you were using Twitter in Michigan in the days before, during or after Election Day last year, about half...
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.
White House Official Urges Michigan Voters to Defeat Amash
The White House is defending a top Trump Administration official who tweeted that a Michigan Congressman should be defeated in the...
Researcher Says Tests Link Flint Water to Legionnaires’ Disease
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A researcher says he has developed evidence that the decision to use the Flint River as a water...
Why do Foods Keep Becoming Contaminated with Listeria?
WDET It can be in your cheese, in your fruit, even in your waffles. It’s the bacterium called listeria, which...
Democrats on National Tour to Reach Blue-Collar Workers
Sandra Svoboda The head of the Democratic National Committee says his party did not do a good enough job of...
Michigan Congresswoman says Trump Now Better Aware of African-American Concerns
“He wasn’t rude. He wasn’t flippant. He listened. Some things you could tell he was hearing for the first time.”...
Detroit Land Bank Executive Director to Step Down
Afries52/CC The Detroit Land Bank Authority, under investigation for problems with the program’s billing practices, is losing its executive director....
U.S. Women’s Hockey Team May Boycott World Championships in Michigan
Kathy Monear Officials with USA Hockey are meeting with representatives of the national women’s team today in an attempt to...
Trump Tells Autoworkers in Ypsilanti U.S. will Display ‘Manufacturing Might’
Jake Neher/WDET President Trump told a crowd of autoworkers at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti that the Trump Administration will...
Trump Budget Cuts could Hit Border Protection Services
The Trump Administration is reportedly considering making significant cuts to the budgets of the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Emergency...
Report: Most Motorists Fear Driverless Vehicles
A new national survey by the auto club AAA finds that most drivers say they would be frightened of riding...
Flint Begins Paying Full Price for Tainted Water Utility Bills
Amber Neher Officials in Michigan say they will no longer help residents in Flint pay their water bills. The state...