Category Archives: Content ~ JR Morning
Detroit-Area Leaders Chow Down at the 2024 Parade Company Pancake Breakfast
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~760 WJRDETROIT, Nov. 8, 2024 ~Hundreds of business and community leaders to much down flapjacks at the 25th annual Parade Company Pancake Breakfast.The event took place at the no...
Nov 08, 2024
Ford to Stop F-150 Lightning For the Year Due to Slow Demand
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Nov. 1, 2024 ~ Ford Motor Co. stopped production of the F-150 Lightning through the end of the year, following slowing demand for the electric truck. Guy G...
Nov 01, 2024
Michigan Voters Divided on Federal Grant to GM Electric Vehicle Production in Lansing
Photo: Matthew Dae Smith ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Oct. 31, 2024 ~ Voters in Michigan are split on a $500 million federal grant for General Motors for electric vehicle production in Lansing. Guy Gord...
Oct 31, 2024
Non-U.S. Citizen Allegedly Casts Illegal Vote in Ann Arbor
Photo: Eric Seals ~ USA TODAY NETWORKANN ARBOR, Oct. 31, 2024 ~ A non-U.S. citizen student at the University of Michigan was charged over allegedly casting an illegal ballot, Michigan Secretary of Sta...
Oct 31, 2024
Three Teens Charged in Shooting Death of Oakland Deputy
Photo: David Rodriguez Muoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Oct. 31, 2024 ~ Three teens have been charged with the shooting death of an Oakland County sheriff’s deputy back in June. Oakland County Sh...
Oct 31, 2024
Study Aims to Show Feasability for Passenger Rail from North-South Michigan
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKMICHIGAN, Oct. 30, 2024 ~ A nonprofit is looking to convince the state of Michigan to build a passenger rail route from Northern Michigan to Southeast Michigan.Grou...
Oct 30, 2024
Lions’ Jameson Williams Avoids Arrest For FirearmPossession, Police Launch Investigation
Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCASTS:Oct. 30, 2024 ~ Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was detained for carrying a gun without a concealed pistols license, and then subsequently rel...
Oct 30, 2024
Detroit Zoo Announces ‘Discovery Trails’ Expansion
Photo: Courtesy of Detroit ZooPODCAST:Oct. 22, 2024 ~ The Detroit Zoo joined Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to announce details of Discovery Trails, an all-new immersive, 7-acre experien...
Oct 24, 2024
Eastern Market to Host First Lions Tailgate Since Deadly September Shooting
Photo: Mandi Wright ~ USA TODAY NETWORKPODCAST:Oct. 23, 2024 ~ Eastern Market will be open for tailgating for Sunday's Detroit Lions game for the first time since a fatal shooting in September, with s...
Oct 23, 2024
Obama, Eminem Makes Detroit Campaign Stop for Harris
Photo: Ryan Garza ~ USA TODAY NETWORKDETROIT, Oct. 23, 2024 ~ On Tuesday, former President Barack Obama and rapper Eminem headlined an event at Huntington Place to campaign for Democrat presidential c...
Oct 23, 2024
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June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson talk with Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News. They discuss data center secrecy and the lack of transparency, a major cause of distrust in Michigan.
June 1, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson chat with Brian Burchette, media coordinator, and Genevieve Benson, operations manager for Monroe Community Media, about Stephen Colbert appearing on Monroe Public Access after his CBS show was cancelled.
June 1, 2026 ~ Schupan Recycling President Tom Emmerich weighs in on proposed changes to Michigan’s bottle deposit system and what it could mean for consumers.
