The Week That Was on Deadline Detroit

Craig's guest is Steve Friess, News/Features Editor at Hour Detroit magazine.  Their cover story this month features an interview with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer about her tumultuous 2020.  The year found her thrust into the national spotlight as she dealt with the Covid crisis, a kidnapping plot against her, and her difficult relationship with President Trump.  The reaction to the in...

Host Craig Fahle and his panel discuss the big stories of the week. Some of the topics on the agenda: the ongoing negotiations for a stimulus package in Washington; Republicans both nationally and in Michigan deal with severe internal turmoil; the Michigan legislature and the Governor are at odds over how to deal with Covid; the latest on Covid in Michigan; Michigan slowly reopens; and of course,...

Craig's guest is newly sworn in Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit. Since taking office in early January, Savit has been making some significant changes to the way the office handles cases, especially when it comes to things like cash bail, ending so called "zero tolerance" policies for certain drug offenses, and now, an announcement that consensual sex crimes will not be prosecu...

Host Craig Fahle is joined by panelists Nancy Derringer and Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit  and lawyer Steve Fishman to break down the big stories of the week.   On the agenda this week:  the continued debate on whether to convict Donald Trump in his impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate; how Republicans are calling for unity just three weeks after an attempted insurrection at the Capitol; Govern...

Craig's guest is Latisha Johnson, who is running for Detroit City Council in the 4th district.  Ms Johnson is a lifelong east side resident, serving as Vice President of the East English Village Neighborhood  Association. working to deal with blight,  and the foreclosure crisis.  She is a graduate of the University of Michigan - Dearborn, and is the founder of MECCA Development Corporation ,...

Host Craig Fahle is joined by regular panelists Allan Lengel and Nancy Derringer of Deadline Detroit, and special guests Saeed Khan of Wayne State University, and psychologist Lynn Walsh.  The group discusses President Trump's final days in office, the inauguration of President Biden, the commutation of Kwame Kilpatrick's sentence, and also have their nominees for "schmuck of the we...

Craig's guest is Toson Knight, candidate for the District 4 seat on Detroit City Council.  Knight is the former Deputy District Manager under Mayor Mike Duggan in the district, and currently works as a Dean of Students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District.  

Craig is joined for this week's panel discussion by regular contributors Nancy Derringer and Allan Lengel from Deadline Detroit, plus special guests Nancy Kaffer of the Detroit Free Press, and Portia Roberson of Focus:Hope.   They tackle the second impeachment of President Trump, charges being filed in the Flint water crisis, and of course, nominees for "schmuck of the week."

Craig's guest is longtime journalist ML Elrick, who has decided to run for Detroit City Council.  Elrick worked for the Detroit Free Press, where he won a Pulitzer prize for his stories that led to the conviction of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.  He has also worked at Fox2 Detroit, and at WDIV / Channel 4 in Detroit.   Elrick discusses why he's leaving journalist for politics, w...

A quick break from politics, as Craig speaks with Chris Williams, head of Wayne State's Word Warriors program.  Each year, they compile a list of words that we should ADD to our lexicon, rather than subtract.  It's always a lot of fun!  

Craig is joined for his weekly panel discussion by Deadline Detroit's Allan Lengel, plus longtime political consultant and radio host Adolph Mongo, attorney Todd Perkins, and Steph White, self proclaimed policy wonk for the State of Michigan, and the former head of Equality Michigan. 

Craig is joined by WDET Morning Anchor Pat Batcheller to wrap up another Detroit Lions Season which ended with the Lions once again missing the playoffs, and staring at a rebuild.  Was there anything good that came out of this year?  Then, Craig gives some thoughts on the recently released call transcript between President Trump and Georgia Election Officials.  

Craig is joined for his weekly news roundtable by regular panelists Nancy Derringer and Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit, plus special guests, attorney Steve Fishman, and longtime political consultant and radio host Adolph Mongo.   The group discusses the crazy year that was 2020, plus, they have their nominees for "Schmuck of the Year"!  

Craig's guest is Steve Friess,  Hour Detroit News/Features Editor.  The Magazine devotes a multi page spread this month to the one year anniversary of Michigan legalizing recreational marijuana.   Some of the issues the magazine looks at include how the pandemic is impacting pot sales around the state; how Detroit is still trying to figure out how to make sure it's citizens get a foothol...

Craig is joined for his weekly panel discussion by regular contributors Nancy Derringer and Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit, and special guests Candice Fortman of Outlier Media and Susan Demas of the Michigan Advance.   This week, the panel looks at the post election denial still on display in the White House; the Pandemic and the arrival of vaccines; and of course the nominees for "schmuck...

Craig is joined by Matt Elliott, Michigan Market President and as the Midwest Region Executive for Business Banking at Bank of America.  He has taken on a new role as Chair of Michigan Israel Business Accelerator, an organization created in 2017 to exclusively promote commerce between the State of Michigan and the State of Israel.  

Craig's guest is Paul Eisenstein, Publisher of The Detroit Bureau.  Paul recently drove the new all electric Ford Mustang Mach E , and his review is out.  The two discuss Ford's major new launch, and whether companies like Ford can generate the same kind of excitement around electric vehicles as Tesla has been able to over the past few years.   

Craig is joined by regular Monday guest Pat Batcheller of WDET to talk about the weekend in sports.  The Detroit Lions saw their playoff hopes drop to near zero with their loss to the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field Sunday.   Meanwhile, Michigan is preparing to play a meaningless game in Iowa next Saturday, and the NHL looks to find ways to work around COVID.   

Craig's weekly panel discussion includes regulars Nancy Derringer and Allan Lengel, plus special guests, attorney Steve Fishman, and M.L. Elrick of the Detroit Free Press.  The group discusses the outrageous lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney General seeking to overturn the election results in four states, including Michigan (the Supreme Court has denied the request).  The group also discuss...

Craig's guest is Joe Gleason, CEO of GenusConnect .  The company has developed an app that helps families navigate the complicated world of being a caregiver to a relative.  Whether it's elder care, caring for someone with a long term or chronic illness, almost all of us will find ourselves either in the position of being the caregiver, or receiving that care.   There are decisions to be...

Craig is joined by regular Monday guest Pat Batcheller of WDET to break down the weekend's football action, which included an improbable comeback against the Bears in Chicago, giving Darrell Bevell a win in his first game as Lions Interim Head Coach. 

Craig and the gang review the big stories of the week, including the hearings in Lansing over debunked allegations of voter fraud, possible pardons for the Trump kids, the latest on COVID, and of course, nominees for the "schmuck of the week".    Guests this week include Nancy Derringer and Allan Lengel of Deadline Detroit, plus special guests Saeed Khan of Wayne State University, and Ca...

Craig's guest is Jerry Peterson, Executive Director of the Ruth Ellis Center,  a Highland Park-based nonprofit that serves LGBTQ+ young people 13 to 30 who are experiencing homelessness and other barriers to success.  The Center recently broke ground   on a new permanent supportive housing development along Detroit’s Woodward Corridor that will provide housing, a health clinic and community s...

Craig is joined by Pat Batcheller, morning anchor at WDET, Detroit Public Radio to discuss the weekend football action, which included the Detroit Lion's decision to fire GM Bob Quinn and Head Coach Matt Patricia just two days after their lackluster performance on Thanksgiving.  The two also discuss the impact COVID is having on the NFL, and the trouble facing the University of Michigan footb...

Craig's guest is attorney Todd Perkins, a Grosse Pointe Shores homeowner who received a copy of a police report filed against him, that complains that his "Black Lives Matter" sign violates the city's rules for political signage.  While he waits to see if the city issues a citation, the two discuss the legal and social arguments.