about

Eli Newman is an award-winning multimedia reporter at Bridge Michigan, where he covers public health policy, child welfare, behavioral health and the disability community. His reporting has been republished by The Associated Press and The Washington Post. Before joining Bridge in 2025, he was a reporter at WDET, Detroit's NPR station, and assistant news director at WKAR. His work has also aired on NPR and Marketplace. He lives on a peninsula that is oddly mitten-like.