WDET Takes Home Seven Michigan Associated Press Awards Including \"General Excellence\" Award For Fourth Consecutive Year DETROIT - March 17, 2004 - Detroit Public Radio is proud to announce that the Michigan Associated Press has recognized WDET with seven awards:

General Excellence Award

Best Spot News: \"Detroit Floods\" Joan Silvi reporting

Best Hard News: \"Parlak\" Quinn Klinefelter reporting

Best News Documentary: \"Declining Cities\" Quinn Klinefelter reporting

Best Feature Story: \"Ossian Sweet\" Celeste Headlee reporting

Best Sports Feature: \"Baseball Biz\" Jerome Vaughn reporting

Hovn. Mention Enterprise/Investigative Reporting: \"Livonia Census\" Jerome Vaughn reporting

WDET offers award-winning local news to listeners seven days a week. Newscasts can be heard Monday through Friday from 5am-9am (Morning Edition) and from 4pm-7pm (All Things Considered). WDET\'s award-winning local newscasts can also be heard on Saturday and Sunday from 8am-10am (Weekend Edition).

The WDET News Department continues to be recognized by organizations for its outstanding achievements in broadcast journalism.

\"Receiving the General Excellence award for the fourth straight year is a testament to the hard work of the entire news staff,\" says Joan Silvi, WDET news director. \"Our goal remains to provide excellence in local news coverage.\"