Dave Spencer
I am a weekend anchor and weekday reporter at FOX 2 who is back working in my hometown.
It took 13 years of learning the ropes, but now I'm home doing what I love! As a reporter I arrived back in Detroit just in time to see a city in the middle of rebuilding itself.
After growing up in Troy and attending MSU (Go Green!) I got my start in TV in Lansing. I then ventured out to horse country, spending sometime in Lexington, Ky. I realized that I was pure Michigan when I took a job that got me closer to home, working in Grand Rapids.
Close was just not good enough for me so here I am back in the D.
If I'm not on air, chances are I'm sampling some of the best music Detroit has to offer having attended hundreds of live concerts over a lifetime.
I love that my job takes me in different directions everyday and allows me to give people a voice they may not otherwise have.
If it's important to you... It's news to me.
The latest from Dave Spencer
Robot dog testing comes to downtown Detroit as part of Bedrock, Boston Dynamics program
"One of the ones that we think is really interesting, is the ability to pick up litter," he said. "And that might be the one that people would see downtown, as we're gonna be testing as early as next week."
Michigan drone company pitches itself as alternative to Flock
An autonomous drone company is pitching itself as the best replacement for Flock, the stationary cameras that have found themselves in the public eye over controversial uses of the data they collect.
Detroit prepares for Fire Prevention Week party
The Detroit Fire Department is hosting a fire safety week event on October 4th from noon to 3 PM at Engine 42 on W. Chicago Drive in Detroit.
Attorney calls for hate crime charges after Detroit crash confrontation spreads online
A heated exchange between a group of Muslim men and the activist organization New Era Detroit began to spread online earlier in September. The back and forth happened after a crash took place in Detroit involving an Arab American driver allegedly running a red light and hitting a vehicle driven by an African American woman. Now a lawyer representing the victim is calling on the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office to do the right thing.
Mayor Sheffield says ‘calm down’ to reporter amid chief’s investigation
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield spoke briefly to reporters to address the investigation into Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison that involves social media photos of her.
Oak Park teacher killed in Uber crash
The Oak Park community is grieving after a high school teacher was killed in a crash last week. He was working as an Uber driver at the time, and was allegedly hit by a 19-year-old suspected of driving drunk.
Comerica customers report account access issues after Fifth Third merger
A merger that has been months in the making happened on Tuesday as Comerica Bank has become Fifth Third. A transition of 300 branches and 600,000 accounts changed overnight, leaving some customers struggling to access their accounts.
Roseville man arraigned for allegedly not paying over $21K in child support
A Roseville man is accused of going years without paying child support. But now the 44-year-old father of one has been charged with a felony, allegedly owing over $21,000.
Ann Arbor attempted robbery at a stamp and coin store leads to police search
Police in Ann Arbor are on the hunt for two people who allegedly worked together attempting to rob a stamp and coin store. But an employee fought back, fired a warning shot and scared them off.
Detroit police offer $5K reward for driver in hit-and-run caught on camera
Detroit police are offering a reward to help track down a hit-and-run driver. It happened earlier this month at the corner of Plymouth and Evergreen, just a couple blocks from a Detroit police precinct.