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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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.
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Michigan environmental officials warn wildfire smoke from Canada is again affecting the air in significant portions of the state.
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The UAW threatened to go on strike before their national contract with Detroit's Big 3 expires on Sept. 14.
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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.
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The Fourth of July holiday can lead some people to have a bit too much holiday cheer.
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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.
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The federal government today is proposing that railroads traveling through Michigan, and across the country, automatically inform first responders of all cargo on board a train, whenever there’s a derailment.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says establishing domestic supply chains is vital for both the nation’s economy and its security.
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A former Detroit police chief wants the Michigan legislature to require law enforcement officers to intervene whenever they see a colleague using excessive force.
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Michigan Republican officials are changing how the party chooses delegates for its national convention to nominate a candidate for president.