wdet
WDET
Listen
Donate
Detroit Public Radio
Skip to content

WDET 101.9 FM

Primary Menu
  • Listen Live
    • WDET Live
    • Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS)
  • Shows
    • Music
    • News + Current Affairs
    • Podcasts + Series
  • Schedule
  • Playlists
  • Events
    • WDET Events
    • The Metro Events Guide
    • Travel
  • Support us

The NPR headquarters at North Capitol Street in Washington, DC.
  • Featured
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: NPR Public Editor Kelly McBride on CPB cuts, media ethics

Robyn Vincent, Lauren Myers, The Metro July 1, 2025

Today on The Metro, we continue our coverage on the fight over public media funding and what's at stake for...

Read More
Protestors hold signs supporting funding for NPR
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for PBS, NPR and some foreign aid

NPR June 26, 2025

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to kill $9 billion in federal...

Read More
National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington D.C.
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: An update on proposed federal funding cuts to NPR, PBS

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad June 25, 2025

Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is the focus of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...

Read More
The NPR headquarters at North Capitol Street in Washington, DC.
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: How Trump’s attack on public media threatens democracy and access to information

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Nadia Ziyad June 10, 2025

President Trump is taking direct aim at NPR and PBS—threatening to cut a billion-dollar lifeline from America's public airwaves. He...

Read More
WhiteHouse_NPR
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting

NPR June 4, 2025

President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with...

Read More
FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, April 15, 2013.
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

Associated Press May 2, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and...

Read More
National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington D.C.
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • The Metro

The Metro: How President Trump’s hostile relationship with the press is playing out for NPR, PBS

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Cary Junior II May 1, 2025

Editor's note: This episode of The Metro aired prior to the president signing an executive order directing federal funding cuts to...

Read More
Tonya Mosley joins "The Metro" live on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • Environment
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Tonya Mosley can’t stop talking about Detroit

The Metro, David Leins January 28, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Being from Detroit means a lot of things to a...

Read More
Artists can submit their Tiny Desk Contest videos through Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
  • Culture & Music
  • News

Calling all local artists: NPR’s Tiny Desk contest is back for 2025

WDET News January 17, 2025

NPR Music officially launched its 11th annual Tiny Desk Contest this week — in search of the next great undiscovered...

Read More
Unionized casino workers rally ahead of a possible strike on Oct. 12, 2023.
  • Created Equal
  • Elections
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Created Equal: How middle-class concerns helped drive the election’s outcome

Sasha Bacon November 14, 2024

Last month, Jeremy Hobson — host of NPR’s The Middle — joined Created Equal to discuss the geographic, economic and...

Read More
Jeremy Hobson (left), host of NPR's "The Middle," and Ian Hanomansing, host of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup, live at WDET Studios in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.
  • Elections
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Voter Information Center

Watch: WDET hosts US election special with CBC Radio, NPR

Jenny Sherman October 20, 2024

The U.S. presidential election is just a few weeks away, and early in-person voting has already begun in some communities.As...

Read More
Ian E. Abbott
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Created Equal
  • Elections
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Created Equal: Defining the American ‘Middle’

Sasha Bacon October 18, 2024

Jeremy Hobson is the host of The Middle, a National Public Radio call-in show about the geographic middle of our country...

Read More

Posts pagination

1 2 Next
Win Movement passes from WDET
* indicates required
I'd like to receive WDET's:
wdet footer logo
npr footer logo

Detroit Public Radio 

Your connection to news, music, conversation.

WDET is a community service of Wayne State University.

Subscribe

CONTACT

Membership

Sponsorship

Studio Rentals

Technical Support

Pitch Us a Story

Help/FAQ

Other Inquiries

Shows

Podcasts

Schedule

Listen Live

Contests & Giveaways

SUPPORT WDET

Membership

Leadership Circle

Car Donations

Business Sponsorship

Broadcast Partners Program

More »

INSIDE WDET

About

Staff

Jobs & Internships

Public File

FCC Applications

© Copyright 2024 by WDET and Wayne State University. All Rights Reserved. This Material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form. Terms of Use | Online Privacy Policy