30 Years of Hour Detroit: Looking Back on Our Covers Featuring Influential Women

In honor of International Women’s Month, we present women who have helped shape Detroit and Hour Detroit
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May 1996

Actress Kate Peckham was the cover girl for Hour’s first issue. Hour Detroit cover with Kate Peckham


May 1999

Denise Ilitch talks about her family, the family business, and more. Denise Ilitch on the cover of Hour Detroit.


June 2005

WDIV’s Carmen Harlan was voted best local TV anchor in Detroit. Carmen Harlan on the cover of Hour Detroit.


June 2019

The Queen of Soul won best Detroit legend less than a year after she passed.


October 2020

For this year’s Top Docs feature, we honored more than just physicians. Physicians on the cover of Hour Detroit.


February 2021

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talks COVID policy and a plot to kidnap her. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the cover of Hour Detroit.


July 2021

The former Vandellas front woman reflects on her career at age 80. Martha Reeves on the cover of Hour Detroit.


April 2023

Legendary WXYZ anchor Diana Lewis opens up about retired life. Diana Lewis on the cover of Hour Detroit.


This story originally appeared in the March 2026 issue of Hour Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of Hour Detroit at a local retail outlet. Click here to get our digital edition.