In The Groove with JR JR’s Josh Epstein
Courtesy of JR JR Click on the audio player above for the full conversation. Indie rock group JR JR is...
Ryan Patrick Hooper is the award-winning host of "In the Groove" on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. Hooper has covered stories for the New York Times, NPR, Detroit Free Press, Hour Detroit, SPIN and Paste magazine.
Hooper grew up reading the Sunday paper with his dad. That’s where he learned the basics of writing while dreaming of one day writing the stories himself. At 16, he knocked on the door of his hometown paper and asked for a job as a reporter. Since then, he's written extensively for the Detroit Free Press -- the same paper he grew up reading.
Since joining WDET in 2017, Hooper has expanded the station’s arts and culture coverage and received numerous awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasting along the way. Nationally, Hooper was awarded a 2020 RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting for his story “Would You Rent a Stray Dog From the City of Detroit?“ In 2018, Hooper was named the Associated Press Michigan Editors Broadcast Rising Star in broadcast journalism. He received the prestigious Crain’s Detroit Business “20 In Their 20s” award in 2014. His commitment to volunteerism was recognized by the State of Michigan in 2007.
His juggalo-inspired I.C.Pizza costume was selected by the Huffington Post as one of the best Halloween costumes of 2014.
Can We See Some I.D.?
Courtesy of the artist. A duo of young artists-turned-curators in Detroit have joined forces for #BLACKiD -- an art exhibition that...
No Talent Losers: 16+ National Artists to Exhibit at Hamtramck’s KO Studio Gallery
KO Gallery On Saturday, a new art exhibit, “It’s So Warm In The D,” will open at the KO Studio...
Men Need Not Apply: Women in Comedy Festival Celebrates Female Performers
Nancy Hayden The Women in Comedy festival is happening right now and runs through this Sunday, June 3rd. With a...
Michigan Playwright Returns Home With New Detroit Public Theatre Play
Chuck Nowak/ Detroit Public Theatre Grand Rapids native Noah Haidle is a playwright whose productions have been staged off-Broadway in...
The Force Is Strong With The DIA
2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. For the next four months the Detroit Institute of Arts will be featuring the...
Locally Made Guitars Make New Sounds Out of Detroit’s Old Buildings
Wallace Guitars Since 2014, Wallace Detroit Guitars has been using reclaimed wood from buildings in Detroit such as the Connor Avenue...
This Meal Was Made in a Michigan Prison
Mark Kurlyandchik / Detroit Free Press It was an eight course meal that Detroit Free Press restaurant critic Mark Kurlyandchik says...
New Music Venue Spot Lite Will Be Part Gallery & Bar Near Detroit’s Heidelberg Project
Jesse Cory / 1xRun Click on the audio player above for the full conversation. With the help of a $40,000...
Live @ WDET: Sara Marie Barron Debuts a Trio of Tracks from Upcoming Debut Album
Photo via Annie Scaramuzzino / WDET Click on the audio player above for the full conversation. Ahead of her single release...
Bonny Doon Find Themselves on New Record “Longwave” Ahead of Third Man Records Gig
Photo Courtesy of Bonny Doon On Saturday, April 14th, Detroit band Bonny Doon will be performing at Third Man Records...
Is Sam Austins Detroit’s Next Big Thing?
Courtesy of Assemble Sound It's hard not to fall in love with to Detroit's own Sam Austins. Last year, the 21-year old released...