She is best known for singing the U.S. national anthem at Detroit Red Wings home games, a role she has performed for more than 30 years.

She is best known for being "the voice" of the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings, regularly performing the national anthem before the team's home games, both at Joe Louis and Little Caesars Arenas.

[citation needed] Newman is also known for her annual Christmas concerts, which began with the regional hit "Christmas Eve on Woodward Avenue", a tribute to her hometown Detroit.

She has done numerous television commercials for local and national companies, and has served as celebrity spokesperson for John Bowman Chevrolet, Evola Music, Discount Tire Company, Sargent Appliance, Hanson Windows, Diabetes Care Education Association, and St. John Providence Health Systems' "Because We Care" campaign.

She works with and supports numerous local children's and animal charities in and around Michigan.