Pancakes & Politics to be live from the Detroit Auto Show

Media from around the world will be at Huntington Place on Wednesday as the Detroit Auto Show kicks into gear. It opens to the public on Saturday. 41 brands will be on display at this year’s show, along with four track activations. -- and you’ll get to see something new this year. For the first time ever, the Michigan Chronicle is partnering with the auto show for a special edition of its Pancakes & Politics forum. The panel features Jared Fleisher, the CEO of Bedrock, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and Chris Thomas, the cofounder and partner of Assembly Ventures. It’s moderated by Dennis Archer Jr., the chairman and CEO of Sixteen42 Ventures. It will be streaming live on Local 4+ starting at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday. Archer and Sam Klemet, the Executive Director of the Detroit Auto Show, joined Local 4 Live to talk about what people can expect.