Memorial Day services, parades and cookouts happening this weekend. U.S. Army Major General Paul Rogers, Director and Adjutant General of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affair, talked with WWJ's Greg Bowman about the true meaning of Memorial Day. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Business and community leaders will be spreading information about their companies and organizations at the Mackinac Policy conference later this week. Executives from Automation Alley will be spreading the word and talking about Project Diamond. Pavan Muzumdar, the Chief Operating Officer at Automation Alley, talked with WWJ's Greg Bowman.

This is Memorial Day weekend and many people will be attending a parade or ceremony to remember those who lost their life while serving in the military. There are two ceremonies taking place Sunday and Monday at the White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery in Troy. WWJ's Tony Ortiz talked with cemetery vice president David Krall. (Photo credit: White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery)

WWJ's Tony Ortiz talked with Detroit Fire Battalion Chief Bernard Storm and his son firefighter Peter Storm, who was one of 45 firefighters who successfully completed their probationary period and officially became full members of the department on Thursday. (Photo credit: Detroit Fire Department)

Michigan's largest school district is getting recognized nationally for bouncing back after the pandemic. The joint Harvard-Stanford yearly scorecard named Detroit Public Schools Community District one of only six districts in the country as a "district on the rise."

Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti talked with WWJ's Jackie Paige and Chris Fillar. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Was the long wait for Star Wars to return to the silver screen worth it? Or should it have stayed in a galaxy far far away? WWJ's Jeremy Jenkins has a review of the new space adventure -- The Mandalorian & Grogu. (Photo Credit: Rodin Eckenroth / Stringer / Getty Images)

WWJ's Christina McDaniel spoke with Former CBS News Radio Vice President and General Manager Craig Swagler about CBS News Radio's legacy and history as it closes its doors after nearly a century.

Photo: American broadcast journalist Howard K. Smith sits behind a CBS radio microphone in the 1940s. (Getty Images).

According to a new survey from CNET, 58% of smartphone users are frustrated with their battery life. CNET Senior Mobile Expert Abrar Al-Heeti spoke with WWJ's Dan Jenkins about how the tech industry is looking at a major shift toward silicon-carbon batteries.

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It's your Don't Miss List for Metro Detroit events! WWJ's Pat Vitale takes a look at what's happening this weekend. (Photo: Getty Images)

In a major shakeup in the race for governor of Michigan, former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has dropped out. For the why of it, and what happens next, WWJ's Luke Sloan spoke live with pollster Ed Sarpolus.

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