WDET’s national and international programming offers the best in news, music, opinion and entertainment. WDET’s role in supporting the city is to share the truth
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of what the station’s listeners live every day through diverse perspectives, strengthening Detroit’s social fabric and community development by promoting civic and government transparency and accountability. The WDET schedule is designed to strengthen the station’s local relevance, broaden and deepen the audience service and add several hours of compelling live, interactive programming on the weekday schedule and creative, Detroit-centric music shows on the weekend. The current programming reflects the ideas, musical tastes and attitudes that characterize the city and its people, mirroring Detroit’s unique tone, style and approach. It also propels WDET into the national arena with fresh talk-show formats that give Detroiters a more prominent voice to share their story with the world. This local/national combination enables WDET listeners to feed their thoughts and experiences into the programming and give our area a new voice in the national dialogue.
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Shows: All Things Considered, Car Talk (NPR), Fresh Air (NPR), Marketplace, NPR's Morning Edition, On the Media, Tavis Smiley Show, The Treatment, This American Life, Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me, Weekend Edition Saturday, Weekend Edition Sunday, From Our Own Correspondent (R4 Edition), Global Business, One Planet, The Strand, Assignment, BBC Business Daily, BBC World Business News, BBC World News, Charlie Gillett's World of Music, Heart and Soul, On Point, The Interview, The World Today, World Briefing, Speaking of Faith, Fresh Air Weekend, Tell Me More, The Business (KCRW), The Takeaway, Ann Delisi's Essential Music, Arkansas Traveler, Deep River, Destination Jazz, Detroit Today, Evolution of Jazz, Folks Like Us, Jay's Place, Michael Julien's Global Mix
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Hosts: Michele Norris, Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Kai Ryssdal, Steve Chiotakis, Jeremy Hobson, Renee Montagne, Steve Inskeep, Dorothy Hickson, Carlos Rosado, Richard Knox, Tavis Smiley, Connie Rice, Cornel West, Elvis Mitchell, Ira Glass, Jessica Hopper, Alex Blumberg, Peter Sagal Sagal, Carl Kasell Kasell, Scott Simon, Audie Cornish, Tom Ashbrook, Terry Gross, Kim Masters, John Hockenberry, Celeste Headlee, Pat Batcheller, Nichole Christian, J.mikel Ellcessor, Larry Mcdaniel, Matt Watroba, Robert Jones, Jay Butler, Michael Julien
