Matt Shepard (sportscaster)

Matt Shepard
Matt Shepard
Born	Matthew Shepard; August 15, 1965 (age 56); Farmington Hills, Michigan
Status	Active
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, (Bally Sports Detroit); American football talk show (Detroit Lions Television Network); play-by-play announcer (Detroit Lions pre-season games, Detroit Tigers), college basketball, college hockey, high school football and basketball (Fox Sports Detroit)
Spouse(s)	Lisa Shepard
Children	4

Matthew Shepard (born August 15, 1965) is an American television play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit. He has also covered professional, collegiate and high school sports on both television and radio in Metro Detroit 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 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.)

On January 15, 2019, Shepard was named the play-by-play announcer for the Tigers starting during the 2019 season.^[4]

Personal[]

Shepard currently resides in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where he is married to Lisa, with four children.^[5]

Education[]

High school[]

Shepard graduated from North Farmington High School in 1983 where he played football and baseball.^[5]

College[]

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

References[]

^ "Fox Sports Detroit On Air Talent - Matt Shepard". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ "Shep Shower N Shave Sports Talk Show – Michigan Media Network".
^ "Ford Lions Report". DetroitLions.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008.
^ Beck, Jason (January 15, 2019). "Gibson, Morris join Tigers broadcasting team". MLB.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com

External links[]

Profile at WWJ-TV.com

[1] "Fox Sports Detroit On Air Talent - Matt Shepard". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

[2] "Shep Shower N Shave Sports Talk Show – Michigan Media Network".

[3] "Ford Lions Report". DetroitLions.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008.

[4] Beck, Jason (January 15, 2019). "Gibson, Morris join Tigers broadcasting team". MLB.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.

[wdfn-5] Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com

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Matt Shepard
Born	Matthew Shepard (1965-08-15) August 15, 1965 (age 56) Farmington Hills, Michigan
Status	Active
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, (Bally Sports Detroit) American football talk show (Detroit Lions Television Network) play-by-play announcer (Detroit Lions pre-season games, Detroit Tigers), college basketball, college hockey, high school football and basketball (Fox Sports Detroit)
Spouse(s)	Lisa Shepard
Children	4