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Home»Posts tagged with»WDIV

Popular WDIV reporter resigns after using n-word

By Steve Neavling on November 16, 2016   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

Popular WDIV reporter resigns after using n-word

Popular WDIV reporter Lauren Podell has resigned after using the n-word in front of a co-worker.

WDIV reporter fends off vitriolic attacks, says activist edited video

By Steve Neavling on July 10, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Headline  

WDIV reporter fends off vitriolic attacks, says activist edited video

WDIV reporter Hank Winchester’s suggestion on MSNBC that some Detroiters are delinquent on their water bills because they’d “rather spend money on cable” has drawn some angry responses.

Detroit activist blasts local TV reporter on MSNBC

By Steve Neavling on July 8, 2014   City Council, Government, Headline, posts  

Detroit activist blasts local TV reporter on MSNBC

Maureen Taylor pulled no punches, saying the WDIV reporter “doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.”

Detroit’s WDIV reporter loudly drops F-bomb on TV

By Steve Neavling on November 13, 2013   Headline, posts  

Detroit’s WDIV reporter loudly drops F-bomb on TV

WDIV was reporting on what it called “an entire city block torched by a ferocious fire” when the reporter was asked to describe the scene.

Brother killed in car crash an hour after sister commits suicide

By Steve Neavling on October 27, 2013   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police, posts  

Brother killed in car crash an hour after sister commits suicide

It’s an unspeakable tragedy that began at the family’s Detroit bar.

Mockery of Democracy: Local media choose nonsense over news

By Steve Neavling on July 28, 2013   2013 Mayoral Election, Government, Headline, Politics, posts  

Mockery of Democracy: Local media choose nonsense over news

The line between news and entertainment has become so blurred that local journalism has become a farce.

Mayor Bing quietly slips out of town, makes his communications expert the acting mayor

By Steve Neavling on May 3, 2013   City Government, Government, Headline, Mayor's Office, posts  

Mayor Bing quietly slips out of town, makes his communications expert the acting mayor

Bob Warfield, a former executive at WDIV-TV news, was hired to revamp the city’s two cable stations. But run a $1.1 billion budget?

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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