Matt Shepard (sportscaster)

Matt Shepard
Born	Matthew Shepard 1965 (age 51–52) 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 "Matt" Shepard (born 1965 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) 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.^[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 morning show on sports radio WDFN in Detroit,^[2] and 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.

Personal

Shepard, who currently resides in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where he is married to Lisa, with four children.^[2]

Education

High School

Shepard graduated from North Farmington High School in 1983 where he played football and baseball.^[2]

College

Shepard graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in journalism.

External links

Profile at WWJ-TV.com

References

↑ Fox Sports Detroit On Air Talent - Matt Shepard
1 2 3 Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com
↑ "Ford Lions Report". DetroitLions.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008.

Detroit Lions
Founded in 1930 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–33) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan
Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches
Stadiums	Universal Stadium University of Detroit Stadium Tiger Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Ford Field
Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day Paper Lion (film) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song) Home Improvement Cheerleaders
Lore	1932 Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne Mike Utley gives a thumbs up Marty Mornhinweg takes the wind "Fire Millen" 0–16 "Calvin Johnson rule" Miracle in Motown
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Notable people	William Clay & Martha Firestone Ford Barry Sanders Bobby Layne Glenn Presnell
Division championships (4)	1935 1983 1991 1993
Conference championships (4)	1952 1953 1954 1957
League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957
Media	Broadcasters Radio: Radio network Dan Miller Jim Brandstatter Tony Ortiz WJR TV: Television network Matt Shepard Chris Spielman Jennifer Hammond WJBK Fox Sports Detroit
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
Seasons (88)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Championship seasons in bold

Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Venues	Waterman Gymnasium (1908–1923) Fielding H. Yost Fieldhouse (1923–1967) Crisler Center (1967–present)
Rivalries	Duke Michigan State
Culture & lore	Maize Rage Fab Five (film) Scandal WWJ Michigan IMG Sports Network Fox Sports Detroit
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1908–09 1909–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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