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WJR airs a mix of local and nationally syndicated talk shows and local sports. As of June 2023, the station operates a fully local lineup during the daytime hours, with Paul W. Smith (the station's longtime morning host) hosting the lunch-hour time slot, Guy Gordon in morning drive, late morning hosts Kevin Dietz and Tom Jordan, and afternoon personalities Chris Renwick and Mitch Albom.
Michael Whorf (April 21, 1932 – November 10, 2020) was an American radio personality based in Detroit, Michigan. He was an announcer and program host on WJR from 1964 to 2003. Whorf was producer and host of the George Foster Peabody Award -winning documentary/narrative program Kaleidoscope , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] a combination of storytelling ...
The Lions' flagship radio station is WXYT-FM 97.1. The broadcast team includes Dan Miller on play-by-play, Lomas Brown on color commentary, and T. J. Lang as sideline reporter. [1] The team moved back to WXYT after having been on WJR since the 2016 NFL season, which followed a 20-year relationship with WXYT
Prior to 1989, WJR had served as the Lions' radio flagship. Former names of the network include "The WXYT 1270 Detroit Lions Radio Network", "The WKRK Detroit Lions Radio Network", and "The Live 97.1 Detroit Lions Radio Network" (WKRK-FM is WXYT-FM's former callsign, and Live 97.1 is one of its former brandings).
George Arthur Richards (March 9, 1889 – May 28, 1951) was an American radio executive who owned stations WJR in Detroit, KMPC in Los Angeles, and WGAR in Cleveland.From 1934 to 1940, he also owned the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
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The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 760 kHz: [1] WJR in Detroit, Michigan, is the only class A station in North America broadcasting on 760 AM; 760 AM is a U.S. clear-channel frequency. [2]
Since 2005, Miller has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the NFL's Detroit Lions [6] as well the host of their official pre-game discussion show The Lions Roundtable on the Detroit Lions Radio Network, teaming with long-time color commentator Jim Brandstatter, and sideline reporter Tony Ortiz.