Quinn Klinefelter
Senior News Editor, WDETQuinn 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.
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The case could set a precedent for whether parents can face charges because of a crime committed by their child. -
Jennifer Crumbley broke down in court when attorneys played security video of the shooting. -
Both teams are unbeaten this year at 14-0, but Michigan has had an especially bumpy road, losing its head coach, Jim Harbaugh, twice. -
As the U.S. helps negotiate the release of hostages held in the Gaza strip, the family of a Michigan man imprisoned in Russia say they hope he is not being forgotten. Quinn Klinefelter has more. -
A former Michigan Congressman who voted to impeach Donald Trump says that decision is helping him among some in the GOP base in a new run for the U.S. Senate. Quinn Klinefelter has more. -
The parents of the teen who killed four classmates at Michigan’s Oxford High School face a trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. The parents have demanded – and now been granted – separate trials.
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Michigan motorists could soon see a bit more variety on their vehicles. The state may begin re-issuing some vintage license plates. Quinn Klinefelter has more. -
A Michigan Congressman says he met with Israel’s prime minister and other officials over the weekend, as well as some family members of the more than 200 hostages held in Gaza. -
President Biden will meet with UAW members a day before former President Trump holds a rally in Clinton Township. -
The Biden administration’s top economic adviser is echoing the president’s call for automakers and the United Auto Workers union to reach a new contract that’s fair to all parties involved.
