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John Mason is the public address announcer for the Detroit Pistons' basketball games at Little Caesars Arena who is best known for nearly twenty years as the host of Mason in The Morning show, which aired on WJLB, and for his colorful introductions, and is credited with coining the chant "Deeeeee-troit basketball!"
He is currently a radio analyst for the Detroit Pistons, [1] works as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio, and during the summer is the head coach of the Aliens of the BIG3. Mahorn had a reputation for physical play, and was a member of the late 1980s Detroit Pistons teams known as "The Bad Boys", and with them won the 1989 NBA Championship.
WXYT-FM (97.1 MHz "97.1 The Ticket") is a commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan, serving Metro Detroit and much of Southeast Michigan. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its studios and offices are located in the nearby suburb of Southfield. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,000 watts.
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Flagship Station Boston: Sean Grande (primary) Jon Wallach (select games): Cedric Maxwell (Primary) Abby Chin (select games): WBZ-FM WROR-FM (will carry games that are in conflict with Boston Bruins hockey games or New England Patriots football games; WBZ-FM also being the Bruins' flagship)
The agreement was the first local pro sports deal for "Detroit Sports 105.1," replacing CBS Radio-owned WXYT-FM as the Pistons' radio home. [28] Despite airing Pistons games and staffing the station with sports radio professionals, WMGC-FM did poorly with the sports format, usually averaging about a 1 share of the market, far behind WXYT-FM.
George Blaha: television play-by-play (FDSND games), radio play-by-play when Pistons are on national television. Mark Champion: radio play-by-play (FDSND games). FDSND play-by-play if no one else available. Matt Dery: radio pre-game and post-game host (or FDSND play-by-play when Blaha is doing Michigan State football games).
Sports Radio, as well as live (non-Detroit) NFL games from across the country via NFL on Westwood One. In February 2009, the station announced it would broadcast games for the Detroit Pistons, beginning with the 2009-2010 NBA season. All of these play-by-play rights remain with WXYT-FM to this day.
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