After Greater Media elected to drop the sports format in Detroit this past summer, prior to the company selling to Beasley Broadcasting, morning host Sean Baligian was left on the outside looking in. But fortunately for the longtime Michigan sports talk personality that stay on the sidelines will be short lived.
Tony Paul of the Detroit News reported, and it was later confirmed on Facebook by Baligian himself, that WJR 760-AM is adding the talented sports talk show host to its roster. As part of his new role, Baligian will host the Detroit Lions pre-game and post-game shows. WJR added the Lions play by play rights after the team and former broadcast partner 97.1 The Ticket chose to part ways.
“Pregame and postgame and whatever the heck else they want me to do,” Baligian said. “I’m happy about it.”
As part of his new role, Baligian will join forces with on-air host Steve Courtney.
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.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
