Obama Point Person for Detroit says City Posed Challenges
As the Obama Administration prepares to leave office it also leaves a lasting imprint on the city of Detroit. The...
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.
Michigan AG Files Criminal Charges Against Former Flint Emergency Managers
Michigan’s Attorney General is filing new criminal charges in regards to the lead contamination in the city of Flint’s water...
Researchers to Hold Massive Archive Session to Copy Climate Data They Fear Trump Could Make Vanish
President-elect Donald Trump has made some contradictory statements regarding the science of climate change, calling it at different times a...
Feds Sue Sterling Heights for Denying Mosque Permit
The U.S. Justice Department is suing officials in Sterling Heights for denying a group the right to build a mosque...
Trump Wants Michigan GOP Chair to Lead National Party
President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing the head of Michigan’s Republican Party to become the chair of the GOP’s national committee....
Polar Vortex Freezes Michigan
Experts forecast that a dangerously-cold mass of chilly weather will invade Michigan and the Midwest this week. It’s the dreaded...
State Considers Penalizing Mass Protests
The Michigan Senate is considering a plan already approved by the House which would increase the penalties for people or...
CuriosiD: Why are there 5 Grosse Pointes?
The question for this edition of CuriosiD comes from listener Dwayne Dobine: “Why are there five separate cities that...
Federal Judge Orders Bottled Water Deliveries to Flint Residents
A federal judge has denied a request by officials in Michigan to stay a previous court order requiring the state...
Michigan Senate Approves Regulating Uber, Lyft
The Michigan Senate has approved legislation that would allow the state to regulate transportation services like Uber and Lyft. For...
A Bit of Motown Heads to Liverpool
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET During this holiday season some in Britain are celebrating with a bit of Motown. Specifically Motown’s Martha Reeves,...
Michigan Certifies Presidential Election Results But Recount Possible
Officials in Michigan have certified the results of the presidential election. But the state is also gearing up for a...