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The local TV and Radio business is very important to members of the community, and Detroit is no different. One of the legendary names in Detroit media is venerable sportscaster Ray Lane. He started his career in the 50’s after graduating from Michigan State. Talented, outspoken, and very much a character, Ray Lane was a fixture in Detroit television for 40years. Ray was with the world champion Ti...

What do you get when you mix high-level politics, higher education, and division 1 big-time athletics?…well, you get Andrea Fischer Newman is what you get. The former University of Michigan Regent who served nearly 25 years on the U of M board has a history that is second to none…from the White House, to the Board Room, to the press box at Michigan Stadium and the Regents room at Crisler Arena, sh...

There is a coach at the University of Michigan that never gets a headline, rarely appears on TV or radio, has no won-loss record. But, CBS’s James Brown once called him the secret weapon of Michigan Athletics. His name is Greg Harden. He is officially a counselor, or life coach, or mentor, or advisor. Take your pick…one thing is for sure, he is just as important a figure in maximizing the performa...

Michigan State University has a storied athletic history. One of the legendary names in Spartan history is former football coach Duffy Daugherty. To get an up-close look at the Spartan legend you need to find someone who played for Duffy...enter my brother, Art Brandstatter Jr. Back in the late 50’s, he played for Duffy as he was laying the groundwork for his national championship run of the mid-’...

Michigan won their last national championship in football in 1997. A legendary season for the Wolverines, and through the run to the title there are stories fans love to hear. Who better to get the story from than Jon Jansen, the Captain of that team. Find out what went on in the players only team meeting before the season, when soon to be Heisman winner Charles Woodson changed the teams focus wit...

For over 40 years, Jon Falk roamed the halls of the Michigan football locker rooms. Whether at Schembechler Hall or previous facilities, Jonny was the Wolverine players best friend and confidante. Over those years, he’s met the legendary names, and handed them their game socks. He’s seen the great victories and the devastating defeats. He’s called Schembechler, Carr, Moeller, Rodriguez, and Hoke,...

There are pictures of Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Bob Hope, Muhammad Ali, and more sports and entertainment glitterati hanging on the walls. You’d think you were at a famous New York or Los Angeles bistro to the stars…well, you’d be wrong. All of that memorabilia and more are featured at a Restaurant/bar named Ginopolis in Farmington Hills, Michigan at the corner of 12 mile and Middlebelt.. T...

From very humble beginnings in Highland Park, Michigan, Reggie McKenzie battled his way to national prominence as a football player, and then after his career on the national stage, he returned to his home town and worked tirelessly to improve life for the youth of that community. From being the prime mover in convincing OJ Simpson of the Buffalo Bills he could gain 2000 yards rushing in a 14 game...

The history of the Detroit Lions frustrations in winning an NFL title, it’s first since 1957, is well documented. Someone who has been watching this frustration up close for close to 50 years has been Mike O’Hara. Recently elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, Mike was the beat writer for the Detroit News to cover the Lions from the early 70’s. He now works for Lions.com. So, if anybody kno...

Jack Harbaugh… Imagine you are going to a Super Bowl…as you settle into your seats, you look on the field and two of your sons are the head coaches of the respective teams. Pretty amazing huh?... It’s happened once in history, and it happened to Jack Harbaugh, the father of Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, and Jim Harbaugh, at the time, the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers back in 2013....