WKBD Sports
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[edit] Basic Information
[edit] History
During preseason games, WKBD produces broadcasts of Detroit Lions games. They also did Detroit Pistons basketball games, until the late 1980s when the Pistons decided to produce and distribute the games itself, with WKBD responsible for showing the games.
The network also formerly produced Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers games. Though as of 2005, FSN Detroit holds the broadcast and production rights to the Red Wings, the Tigers, and most of the Pistons games, while the over-the-air broadcast rights are held by the team under the production name of "Palace Sports and Entertainment," the company that owns the Pistons. The Pistons were the last of them to leave WKBD as starting with the 2004-2005 basketball season, the Pistons awarded the over the air broadcast rights to WMYD, with some games broadcast by WDIV.
[edit] Broadcast Partners
[edit] Current Broadcast Partners
- Detroit Lions (preseason only)
| Year | Play-by-Play | Color Commentary | Sidelines |
| 2005 | Frank Beckmann | Erik Kramer | Steve Courtney |
| 2006 | Frank Beckmann | Robert Porcher Kelvin Pritchett |
Steve Courtney Tony Ortiz |
[edit] Former Broadcast Partners
[edit] Sportspeople
[edit] Current
- Frank Beckmann: Detroit Tigers Play-by-Play, Detroit Lions Play-by-Play (1999-present)
- Steve Courtney: Detroit Lions Reporter (2005-present)
- Tony Ortiz: Detroit Lions Pregame Host (2006-present)
- Robert Porcher: Detroit Lions Analyst (2006-present)
- Kelvin Pritchett: Detroit Lions Analyst (2006-present)
[edit] Former
- George Blaha: Detroit Pistons Play-by-Play
- Ken Daniels: Detroit Red Wings Play-by-Play
- Ernie Harwell: Detroit Tigers Analyst (1997-1998)
- Al Kaline: Detroit Tigers Analyst (1995-2001)
- George Kell: Detroit Tigers Analyst (1995-1996)
- Greg Kelser: Detroit Pistons Analyst
- Erik Kramer: Detroit Lions Analyst (2005)
- Bill Laimbeer: Detroit Pistons Analyst
- Ray Lane: Detroit Tigers Alternate Play-by-Play, Detroit Red Wings Reporter
- Jack Morris: Detroit Tigers Analyst (2003)
- Lance Parrish: Detroit Tigers Analyst (2002)
- Jim Price: Detroit Tigers Analyst (1997)
- Mickey Redmond: Detroit Red Wings Analyst
- Lary Sorensen: Detroit Tigers Analyst
- Dave Strader: Detroit Red Wings Play-by-Play
- Kelly Tripucka: Detroit Pistons Analyst
