Sunday, May 18, 2025

Michigan Outdoors with Mort Neff

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Mort Nell armed with a 16mm camera . One of the most beloved programs in early Detroit television was Michigan Outdoors hosted and pro...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Ottawa War Chief Pontiac (Obwandiyag) Attacks Fort Detroit

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No images of Pontiac are known to exist. This engraving is from 1879. During the French and Indian War (1754-1763) against the British, most...
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Saturday, May 3, 2025

Billy Martin Fight Night in Detroit

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Many Detroiters remember Billy Martin when he managed the Detroit Tigers from 1971-1973. He took an aging team of veterans and guided the...
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Friday, April 25, 2025

The EDSEL--Car of the Future--Really?

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I grew up in the Dearborn, Michigan--the center of what is commonly known as Ford Country. Most people in the area buy Ford products--un...
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Thursday, April 17, 2025

The Mustang Gallops into Automotive History

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New York World's Fair Mustang Introduction. The recession of the late 1950s hit Detroit especially hard. Money was tight and car sales f...
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Thursday, April 10, 2025

2023 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee Pat St. John

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Pat St. John at the SXM control panel. In Pat St. John’s senior year at Southfield High School, Pat began broadcasting from WSHJ, their ten...
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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Early Detroit Tiger History

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Charlie Bennett   Prior to 1894, the Detroit Tigers played minor league baseball and were one of the founding members of the West League tha...
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