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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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (DUG-in) says efforts to set up “gun-free zones” in the city…may not do much to limit shootings. -
President Biden is tapping Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (DUG-in) to serve as a key surrogate in the 2024 campaign. -
The Michigan Supreme Court may have brought an end to the political career of the long-time leader of the state’s third-largest city. -
The U-S Census Bureau is refusing to change some 2020 population estimates challenged by the city of Detroit. -
General Motors is recalling about a million 2014 through 2017 model sport utility vehicles. -
Parents and students at Oxford High School will pursue civil lawsuits against employees and the district itself over a mass shooting in 2021. -
State lawmakers formally announced on Thursday a series of proposals designed to help nurses in Michigan provide better care for patients. -
The city of Highland Park is entering mediation talks with the Great Lakes Water Authority, to work out a plan to pay more than 20 million dollars in past-due water bills. -
Some members of the United Auto Workers face temporary layoffs this week. -
A Michigan state senate committee is recommending appropriating funding to pay off most of Highland Park’s outstanding water bills.
