Matt Shepard (sportscaster)
Matt Shepard | |
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Born |
Matthew Shepard 1965 (age 52–53) Farmington Hills, Michigan |
Status | Active |
Residence | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Education | Central Michigan University, B.A., journalism |
Occupation | Radio host, television host, and sports announcer / reporter |
Notable credit(s) |
Radio: talk show host, (WDFN), Michigan Wolverines men's basketball TV host, (Fox Sports Detroit) American football talk show (Detroit Lions Television Network) play-by-play announcer (Detroit Lions pre-season games), college basketball, college hockey, high school football and basketball (Fox Sports Detroit) |
Spouse(s) | Lisa |
Children | 4 |
Matthew Shepard (born 1965) is an American sports radio and television broadcaster on WDFN, Fox Sports Detroit and the Detroit Lions Television Network covering professional, collegiate and high school sports in the Metro Detroit area since the 1990s.
Career
Shepard has served in a variety of roles since being hired by Fox Sports Detroit in 1999. Shepard has done CCHA play-by-play, MHSAA championships (Football & Basketball) play-by-play and fill-in play-by-play for the Pistons and Tigers.[1] He also hosted the Pistons pregame show and the Lions postgame show. He also contributes as a features reporter for the network, and formerly did sports updates at WWJ-AM from 1993–2001, and at WDFN for the Jamie & Brady show from 2001-2007.
Shepard is the host of the Shep, Shower 'N' Shave sports radio morning show syndicated by Michigan Media Network and heard on 1130 WDFN in Detroit, 1660 WQLR in Kalamazoo, and 101.1 WGRY in Northern Michigan (Grayling/Roscommon),[2] and is a sports reporter for Fox Sports Detroit. He is currently the radio announcer for University of Michigan basketball and Eastern Michigan University Football. He is also currently the play-by-play announcer for Detroit Lions pre-season games, as well as the host of The Ford Lions Report[3] during the regular season, on the Detroit Lions Television Network. Shepard was the 2018 recipient of the prestigious Ty Tyson Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting presented by Detroit Sports Media (formerly Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.)
Personal
Shepard currently resides in BloomfieldHills, Michigan where he is married to Lisa, with four children.[4]
Education
High School
Shepard graduated from North Farmington High School in 1983 where he played football and baseball.[4]
College
Shepard graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in journalism.
External links
References
- ↑ Fox Sports Detroit On Air Talent - Matt Shepard
- ↑ http://michiganmedianetwork.com/shep-shower-n-shave-sports-talk-show/
- ↑ "Ford Lions Report". DetroitLions.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008.
- 1 2 Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com