Background
Framed by WDET is an audio-visual series produced by WDET, Detroit’s public radio station, integrating photography and storytelling to tell the story of ethnic and cultural communities throughout metro Detroit.
Between 2014 and 2018, WDET paired Detroit-based photographers and audio producers to craft authentic stories about their own communities and neighbors. Framed by WDET stories have been presented on the radio, online, and in pop-up exhibitions in more than 20 art spaces in the Detroit region and beyond.
This project is made possible with support from individual donors, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the Kresge Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Produced in collaboration with a community of local artists, collaborators, and residents.
Photographers
Amy Sacka
Corine Vermeulen
Cydni Elledge
Doug Coombe
Erik Paul Howard
Justin Milhouse
Kenny Karpov
Marvin Shaouni
Sean Work
Audio Producers
Conor Anderson
Courtney Hurtt
Laura Herberg
Laura Weber-Davis
Kenny Karpov
Martina Guzmán
Rob St. Mary
Shannon Cason
Shelby Jouppi
Zak Rosen
Project Team
Courtney Hurtt, Producer
Lauren Santucci, Creative Manager
Erin Allen, Audio Producer & Narrator
Alex Trajkovski (Grand Circus Magazine), Writer
Other Studio, Design
Michelle Srbinovich, WDET General Manager
Jerome Vaughn, WDET News Editor
WDET
Detroit’s NPR Station
Your connection to news, music, conversation.
For 70 years, WDET has provided an independent voice for the Detroit region. Our mission is to serve an engaged, diverse and curious audience through trusted news, inclusive conversations and cultural experiences that empower our community to move forward.
WDET is a member-supported nonprofit that relies on the support of individual donors, corporate underwriters and our licensee, Wayne State University.
Listen to WDET at 101.9 fm and stream our stories live and on-demand at wdet.org. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.