Russ McNamara | WDET
ATC Host, WDETRuss McNamara is the 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.
He is an amateur photographer, enjoys going to concerts and traveling with his wife, Sara.
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Michigan native and journalist Danny Fenster is returning to the U.S. after being released from a prison in military-ruled Myanmar. Fenster had been sentenced on Friday to 11 years of hard labor. -
Since Stellantis launched production at the Detroit Mack Assembly plant in March 2021, some nearby residents on Detroit’s east side have complained of strong, caustic paint odors. Some say it has affected their quality of life. -
The Republican-led Michigan Senate voted along party lines on Tuesday to stop schools from imposing vaccine and mask requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19. -
Detroit residents are giving the state’s independent redistricting commission feedback on a set of draft district maps. -
The GOP-controlled Senate pushed through a bill that would add further ID requirements for absentee ballots and prevent government officials from mailing out unsolicited absentee ballot applications.
