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Kim Heron returns to WDET’s airwaves as ‘Visions’ fill-in host

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WDET Staff

For the past two weeks, WDET Creative Producer Sam Beaubien has graciously stepped up as the fill-in host on Visions after Kaleigh Wilder announced she’ll be stepping away to attend to some personal health matters. (See her full statement here.)

We at WDET fully support Kaleigh and are committed to keeping her program rolling and ready for her eventual return. To that end, we have some exciting news about who will be standing in as temporary host going forward.

A familiar name to many WDET listeners, W. Kim Heron previously hosted the show Destination Out on Sunday nights during the 1990s and early aughts, going on later to host The Kim Heron Program, celebrating the vanguard tradition in jazz from Louis Armstrong to John Zorn.

He has been a newspaper editor, copy editor, writer and photographer for Detroit Metro Times, Detroit Sunday Journal, Detroit Free Press and Lansing State Journal; was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame; was a TV co-host on the former “Backstage Pass” on what is now Detroit PBS; and was named a Detroit Jazz Hero by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2017.

We’re excited to welcome him back into the WDET fold, and we think you’re going to love what he brings to the airwaves each Monday night.

“I’ve been a big fan of Kaleigh’s Visions show since its debut,” Heron said. “It’s an honor to be invited to keep her seat warm and her audience engaged until she returns.”

Heron’s first show will be on Monday, Dec. 23.

Tune in to Visions every Monday from 8-10 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

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‘Visions’ host Kaleigh Wilder taking temporary leave of absence

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Kaleigh Wilder, host of WDET’s Visions, will be taking a temporary leave of absence from the show while she receives treatment for a functional neurological disorder (FND) affecting her speech.

The Detroit-based baritone saxophonist, improviser and Kresge Artist Fellow shared details about her ongoing health struggles in an Instagram post on Monday, calling them “debilitating.”

“FND is a disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions which, for me, affect my jaw, tongue, and muscles in the neck,” Wilder said. “Back in August the muscle contractions in my tongue and around my throat literally made it so I couldn’t blow a steady stream of air into my instrument. I haven’t been able to play in months.”

As the disorder progressed, it began to affect her speech as well, leading her to make the decision to take a step back from Visions for the next 2-3 months to pursue treatment and focus on her health.

“The good news is that this is treatable. I will get better and return to the horn,” she said. “I couldn’t deal with this alone, so to my partner, family, friends, and colleagues who have been supporting me through this: THANK YOU. You’ve all kept me grounded and hopeful.”

Sam Beaubien
Sam Beaubien

Of course, we at WDET fully support Wilder’s sabbatical to focus on healing, and know that Visions fans will echo that sentiment.

We look forward to hearing Wilder back on WDET’s airwaves soon, and in the meantime, WDET Creative Producer and music aficionado Sam Beaubien will be keeping Wilder’s seat warm until a more permanent fill-in host is confirmed.

Read Wilder’s full statement here.

Visions explores the vanguard of postmodern jazz from 1969 to today. Listen every Monday from 8-10 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.

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Ed Love’s highly recommended new releases for 2024

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WDET Staff

Every year, legendary jazz broadcaster Ed Love (host of Destination Jazz: The Ed Love Program on 101.9 WDET Sundays 5–7 p.m.) curates a list of recently-released recordings that he considers required listening for today’s jazz lovers.

This year’s list features 172 “CDs” spanning from jazz greats like Oscar Peterson and Christian McBride to some of the genre’s newer voices like Samara Joy and Nubya Garcia.

Use the tables below to check out Ed Love’s highly recommended new CDs for 2024.

Ed Love’s highly recommended new CDs for 2024 (part 1)

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WDET refreshes programming schedule

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WDET Staff

Earlier this year, WDET made a significant commitment to serving metro Detroit with updates to its programming designed to bring more local coverage and locally curated music to the airwaves as we celebrate our 75th anniversary year. The response to these changes was very positive, as measured by listener ratings data, membership feedback, fundraising metrics, and via WDET’s annual listener survey results.  

On Monday, Nov. 25, WDET will refresh its programming schedule again with changes informed by additional input from our community. Sixty percent of the new schedule will feature local programming — up from 51% previously. We’ll include more daily local coverage of news, arts and culture, with more input and call-in dialogue from our listeners on an expanded The Metro, more local and national reporting on Morning Edition, and more opportunities for listeners to hear our one-of-a-kind music programming every weekday evening with an expanded weeknight music schedule.  

Other changes include more music overnights with rebroadcasts of In the Groove Monday-Friday starting at midnight; Jeremy Hobson’s The Middle joins WDET’s roster of national current affairs programming; Fresh Air adds a Friday episode; and On Point, Latino USA, Fresh Air Weekend, The Treatment and Sound Opinions will occupy new time slots.  

After almost a decade of service to WDET listeners, Stephen Henderson will wind up his tenure as a daily host with the conclusion of the program Created Equal. The nationally syndicated show On the Media will also be discontinued.  

“We want to thank and acknowledge Stephen Henderson for his important contributions to our city and our station. Although Created Equal will no longer be a part of our schedule, WDET remains committed to pursuing stories that highlight the challenges of inequality and the promise of opportunity in our communities, throughout our programming and journalism,” said WDET Program Director, Adam Fox. “We are extremely proud and grateful for Stephen’s tenure at WDET, and we know Stephen’s commitment to our community will continue.” 

General Manager Mary Zatina noted that, valuing transparency, WDET leadership made the choice to implement these changes now, before our Holiday On-Air Fundraiser, which begins on Dec. 3 and runs through Noel Night on Dec. 7.

“Growing listener and member bases and delivering the exceptional programming expected from WDET Public Radio is important as we improve our financial stability for the next 75 years serving Detroit,” Zatina said. “WDET ended Fiscal 2024 in a deficit, and we are working hard to improve our financial position.”     

Listeners can view the updated program schedule here or by going to wdet.org/schedule on Monday.

View a summary of the programming changes below.

Program  Change  New Time  
Morning Edition  Expanded Monday-Friday 5-10 a.m.  
The Metro Expanded to two hours, Rebroadcast overnights Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-noon/ Rebroadcast Monday-Friday 3-5 a.m. 
In the Groove  Rebroadcast overnights  Monday-Friday midnight-3 a.m.  
PRX Remix  New times Saturday-Sunday 2-6 a.m.  
Created Equal  Discontinued  N/A 
Fresh Air  Added Friday episode  Monday-Friday 3-4 p.m.  
On Point  Moves to weeknights  Monday-Friday 7-8 p.m.  
Acoustic Café  Rebroadcast Monday evening  Monday 10 p.m.-midnight 
Modern Music  Rebroadcast Tuesday evening  Tuesday 10 p.m.-midnight 
The New Music Show  Rebroadcast Wednesday evening  Wednesday 10 p.m.-midnight 
Destination Jazz   Rebroadcast Thursday evening  Thursday 10 p.m.-midnight 
This Island Earth  Rebroadcast Friday evening  Friday 10 p.m.-midnight 
On the Media  Discontinued  N/A  
The Treatment  New time  Saturday 6 a.m.  
The Middle  New program  Saturday 7 a.m.  
Fresh Air Weekend  New time  Sunday 6 a.m.  
Latino USA  New time  Sunday 7 a.m.  
The Don Was Motor City Playlist  Rebroadcast new time  Sunday 9-11 p.m.  
Sound Opinions  New time  Sunday 10-11 a.m. and 11 p.m.-midnight  

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WDET 2024 listener survey results

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WDET Staff

Last year, WDET launched a listener survey and heard from you about what you liked about WDET, what you didn’t, and where we could do better. That feedback — along with other data including membership and listener ratings and studies — helped inform changes to our offerings earlier this year.

Your continued feedback is essential to helping WDET leadership understand where we can best improve our service to metro Detroit, and that’s why we are committed to making our survey an annual exercise. This summer we once again reached out to WDET listeners to get their opinions on our programs and offerings.

Below is a summary of this year’s listener survey results.

A photo of a microphone inside the WDET studios.
Inside WDET Studios.

Key survey findings

  • You rated all WDET programs higher this year compared to 2023, with the average program rating score improving by 20%
  • Music Programming, NPR news, and local news are the most preferred aspects of WDET programming
  • Reported digital listenership increased by 5%, and radio listenership decreased by 3%
  • More of you reported listening to WDET more — with 27% of respondents saying they listen more than 20 hours per week
  • Less of you reported donating to WDET, compared with last year’s survey 
  • More of you reported listening during weekday afternoons and weekend afternoons 

Who responded to the survey?

WDET targeted the survey to current listeners and members via messages on the air, at wdet.org, social media and e-newsletters. More than 900 people responded to an online survey in July and August 2024. 

Demographics

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How Respondents Listen to WDET

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Average Hours Listened Per Week

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Where Respondents Listen to WDET

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