Russ McNamara
WDET Reporter / Host, All Things ConsideredRuss McNamara is a reporter and host of All Things Considered for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news to the station’s loyal listeners.
McNamara has been working in radio since he was 17 - and in news since 2012. He also worked as play-by-play announcer for Wayne State University basketball for seven years. Born in the Upper Peninsula, McNamara is a lifelong Michigander. He is a 2002 graduate of Central Michigan University’s Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Program.
McNamara has been honored by the Associated Press, the Radio and Television Digital News Association, and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for his work.
He is an amateur photographer, enjoys backpacking, bonfires and traveling with his wife, Sara.
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Skies have cleared across Michigan, after smoke from wildfires in Canada brought record air pollution. -
After sitting vacant for over a decade…downtown Detroit’s Book Tower is back open. -
Homeowners in Detroit would get a tax break under a new proposal by Mayor Mike Duggan. -
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced an expansion of a program to give people a chance to get their driver’s licenses back, today. -
The Mark W. Barker is the newest freighter on the Great Lakes – having been Christened last September. -
The process of ruling on qualified immunity – and the likely subsequent appeals – could take years to settle. -
Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin officially launched her U.S. Senate campaign at an event in Detroit on Thursday. -
Democrats in Michigan had considerable success in last week’s election, winning the top three statewide offices and gaining full control of the legislature for the first time in nearly 40 years.Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told members of the women’s equality organization ‘Supermajority’ that reforms put in place by Michigan voters in 2018 drove the high turnout rate this year. -
Michigan congressman said Democrats want to repeal Right to Work plus improve conditions and pay for employees. -
For a time this morning, Michigan election officials say some electronic poll books in Detroit were incorrectly telling people they voted when they haven’t.
