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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Michigan environmental regulators are urging residents to avoid going into parts of the Huron River and several of its tributaries.
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Six people are injured and two people are dead following a mass shooting on Detroit's west side early Sunday morning.
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Changes are coming to the cash bail system in Detroit. The reforms are intended to make courts more equitable.
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Detroit Police Chief James White says there's "too much gun violence in this city" and a five-year department veteran "paid the ultimate sacrifice."
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Activists in Detroit accuse the city of using tax policies that violate the Fair Housing Act.
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An expanded school lunch program that has fed an additional 10,000,000 children expires at the end of June.
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The federal government is helping Detroit Police crack down on violent crime.
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Over the past month, Michigan has seen a rise in new COVID-19 infections—though the spike hasn't been as dramatic as the Omicron surge from earlier this year.
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Following a rise in use of force incidents by DPD officers since 2019, the Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the cause.
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The money would be used to upgrade election equipment and for training election workers and poll watchers. Amid conspiracy theories after the 2020 election, threats have had a chilling effect for administrators, the Secretary of State said.