Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.

She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.

Detroit Evening Report: Proposed bills that would restore teachers unions’ bargaining power head to Michigan House

Michigan's House Labor Committee has adopted bills to restore some bargaining power for teachers unions. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

DER Weekends: Inside Filipino Food Pop-up Sarap Detroit with Dorothy Hernandez

 In  the latest installment of DER Weekends, Sascha Raiyn and Hernz Laguerre, Jr. bring listeners into Detroit’s Filipino food...

Detroit Evening Report: Duggan calls US Census ‘clown show’ after numbers report another population drop

The federal government reports Detroit continues to lose residents in its latest figures. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit spending $10M to replace 5K lead pipes in 2023

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department plans to spend $10 million to replace 5,000 lead water pipes this year, with...

CuriosiD: Who was Bagley?

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit school closes after student’s death, high rate of illnesses

The Detroit Health Department is working with Detroit Public Schools Community District and state officials to investigate illnesses at two...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Senate approves expanding Earned Income Tax Credit

Roughly 700,000 low-income families in Michigan that claim the earned income tax credit (EITC) could get checks in the mail...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police announce 12-point plan to reduce downtown crime

The Detroit Police Department has introduced a 12-point plan to address crime downtown. Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

Detroit Evening Report: ACCESS hosting summit to advance social change for Arab Americans

Social services organization ACCESS is hosting an Arab American summit to advance social change later this month. Listen and Subscribe...

Detroit Evening Report: Tlaib, Dingell introduce resolution designating Arab American Heritage Month

Congresswomen Debbie Dingell and Rashida Tlaib introduced a resolution this week to recognize April as Arab American Heritage Month across...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit residents seek funding for police alternatives from city council

As Detroit city officials move to approve next year’s budget, some residents want more funding for alternatives to police. Listen...

Detroit Evening Report: City of Dearborn to celebrate Ramadan with official events

Dearborn officials say the city is officially hosting Ramadan events for the first time during the Islamic holy month. Listen...