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 UAW wants increased wages, a 32-hour work week and better pension benefits. -
A pre-sentencing hearing resumes this week for the teenager who killed four classmates in 2021 at Michigan’s Oxford High School. -
Crumbley’s defense attorneys argue he can still be rehabilitated since he was just 15 at the time of the shooting. -
The Motor City's made significant progress in the past decade. But it still faces some daunting potholes on the road to recovery. -
One of the leading candidates to replace Michigan’s soon-to-retire U-S Senator -- Debbie Stabenow – is getting some help on the campaign trail. -
Michigan environmental officials warn wildfire smoke from Canada is again affecting the air in significant portions of the state. -
The UAW threatened to go on strike before their national contract with Detroit's Big 3 expires on Sept. 14. -
A well-known former Michigan Congressman is reportedly weighing a bid to replace the state’s senior U.S. senior, Debbie Stabenow, when she retires at the end of her current term in 2024. -
The Fourth of July holiday can lead some people to have a bit too much holiday cheer. -
Former President Donald Trump is continuing his accusation that the numerous criminal charges against him…are an effort to drive him out of the 2024 presidential race.
