Detroit sports talk ‘radio wars’ are heating up with rival stations trying to one-up each other.
Fox 2’s own Ryan Ermanni hosts a shot on Detroit Sports 105.1 and took part in a latest stunt that has taken the rivalry to new heights at Lions training camp in Allen Park.
With 97.1 The Ticket owning the radio broadcast rights to the Detroit Lions and not wanting competitor 105.1 at camp, the radio station took to the air.
The radio station’s bosses got a scissor lift and stationed it at an adjacent property allowing the “Ryan and Rico” show to broadcast high above the action.
The duo got to see everything from a vantage point of 50 feet up.
When it was over, Ermanni’s co-host Rico Beard was happy to be back on solid ground.
“You felt every gust of wind,” Beard said. “It was very outside the box. We could not broadcast from Lions training camp, so we did the next best thing.”
Credit to Fox Detroit who originally published this story
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
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