Shepard Out at WDFN

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/articl...orts-radio-voice-matt-shepard-fired-from-wdfn

Probably a victim of iHeart's money troubles.

WDFN will likely go back to nothing more than a repeater of the Fox Sports Radio national feed.

The station draws a minimal audience anyway, so it makes little sense for iHeart to invest in it.

Shepard will land on his feet somewhere, but that's probably not much comfort for him right now.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...ards-firing-leaves-wdfn-irrelevant/101257898/

Here's some commentary from the News on Shepard's firing. At the bottom of the column, it talks about how an Oakland U baseball game to be played at Jimmy John's field was supposed to be televised by ESPN, but the field lacked 'television facilities'. Huh?!? It's a small, minor league ballpark. Did ESPN not research the venue and determine that it would require a full remote likely including a generator? I doubt the small, independent league the United Shore Professional Baseball League needs to make a significant investment to accommodate television. It's unlikely that many, if any, of its games will be covered. No, what needs to happen is ESPN needs to adapt and be prepared to cover smaller venues when the need arises.