WKBD Sports

Basic Information

History

WKBD produced and broadcast Red Wings Hockey games from 1965 to 2003 with a 2 year hiatus in the 80s when they were on another station. Detroit Tigers Baseball games were broadcast from 1994 to 2005, while Detroit Pistons Basketball games were broadcast from 1972 to May 2004. Detroit Lions Pre-season Football was broadcast 1992 to 1996 and again from 2004 to the present. The station also produced occasional Pre- and Post-game shows for all four professional teams. WKBD aired special coverage of the Red Wings' Stanley Cup Celebration and parade ceremonies in 1997 and 1998, as well as carrying the final Tigers game played at Tiger Stadium on September 27, 1999.

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.

Broadcast Partners

Current Broadcast Partners

*Detroit Lions (preseason only)

Former Broadcast Partners

*Detroit Red Wings
*Detroit Pistons
*Detroit Tigers

portspeople

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)

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