The Metro: Smog and soot exposure contributing to Detroit’s bad air quality
A recent report from the American Lung Association found Detroit’s air quality ranks sixth in the nation for smog and...
Sam Corey
Sam Corey is a producer for 101.9 WDET, which includes finding and preparing interesting stories for the daily news, arts and culture program, The Metro. Sam joined WDET after a year and a half at The Union, a small newspaper in California, and stints at a variety of local Michigan outlets, including WUOM and the Metro Times. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago.
The Metro: Smog and soot exposure contributing to Detroit’s bad air quality
A recent report from the American Lung Association found Detroit’s air quality ranks sixth in the nation for smog and...
The Metro: State Rep. Donavan McKinney enters race for 13th Congressional District seat
Democratic state lawmaker Donavan McKinney announced this week his intentions to run against Congressman Shri Thanedar in the 13th District...
The Metro: Detroit Councilwoman Santiago-Romero is suing to get back on August primary ballot
We’re four months away from the primary and already, there’s drama with Detroit’s city council race. Unofficially, there are 45...
The Metro: What Detroit’s next mayor should run on
For the first time since he won the role 12 years ago, Mayor Mike Duggan will not be on the...
The Metro: What’s behind Dearborn’s drastic drop in fatal overdoses?
Overdose deaths have been falling nationally, statewide and now locally. Last year, at the national level, these kinds of deaths...
The Metro: Michigan ends mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds convicted of murder
America delivers harsher criminal punishments than almost any other country. That harshness can be seen in our prison sentences, which...
The Metro: WDET is ‘rooting’ itself in local environmental reporting with tree canopy project
WDET is embarking on a new project exploring the multifaceted relationship between trees and community health in Michigan. Amanda Le...
The Metro: Congresswoman Tlaib on improving Black maternal health outcomes
The United States spends more on health care costs than any other rich nation, yet maternal death rates remain...
The Metro: Auto industry taking an economic turn due to tariffs
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The stock market has rebounded somewhat since last week, but there...
The Metro: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed enters US Senate race in Michigan
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The race for the U.S. Senate in Michigan is heating up. ...
The Metro: Former US Attorney Barb McQuade on Trump’s defiance of court orders
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last month, the U.S. government deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a native...
The Metro: Labor professor says Trump tariffs’ impact on autoworkers ‘will be very painful’ to watch
What will Michigan’s economy look like one year from now? How about just six months? Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever...