Been doing this a long time. At KFR, since '87. Have had an awful lot of fun through the years here. This is one special radio station. Love living here; both my sons were born here. Michael works for the schools, and David graduated Western and is now living the dream in Chicago. Proud to say they're my best friends as is the love of my life, Kathy, the hottest woman alive.
Dave Benson
This Says it All As Lions Season Continues To Spiral Further Down
If a picture is worth a thousand words, those words would mostly be profanities from Lions fans. But that "DET-L" pretty much says it all, not only for this season but for the past 63 years of Detroit Lions football.
It’s Prime Time ESPN For Western Football Tonight
We're about to find out whether the Western Michigan Broncos football team is ready for prime time on the Mothership. Wednesday night's game is on the main ESPN channel at 8pm live from Waldo Stadium.
You’d Think Lions Fans Would Top The Whiniest Fans List. Wrong.
You'd think a fan base that has suffered as long as the Detroit Lions fan base has, would be topping this list. But they're smack dab in the middle.
Stevie Y’s Red Wings Rebuild Is Really Underway
Steve Yzerman came home to Detroit last year. He said when he was hired he was going to observe, and not make a rash judgements. That and the NHL's Covid shutdown had given the Red Wings' GM over a year to observe, decide and now, act on his plan to return the team to hockey glory.
Are You Kidding? As Lions Spiral, Look Whose Name Came Up
Those explosions you're hearing are Lions fans' heads exploding. A Detroit sports fan website has started the inevitable speculation on who will replace Matt Patricia as the next coach of the Detroit Lions.
Only One National ‘Expert’ Picks Lions For Playoffs. Is He Crazy?
I read somewhere where the Detroit Lions are trendy pick to be the NFL's surprise team of 2020. But if that's the case, I'm having trouble finding many prognosticators bullish on the Leos for this upcoming season.
Longtime football insider, NBC's Peter King, is about the only one …
Longtime football insider, NBC's Peter King, is about the only one …
Maybe The Coolest Gift For A Lions Fan To Come From The Pandemic
You've seen cardboard cutout fans at baseball games this summer? People are already seeing the humor in it. Well, how about this for a long suffering Lions fan (are there any other kind?)
It Really Is A New NFL; Lions Cancel Practice To Protest Shooting
The Detroit Lions cancelled their practice session on Tuesday to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Baseball’s Back and Jim Leyland Agrees With Me
There's a "where are they now" feature on former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, in the Detroit Free-Press today. The writer of the feature asked Leyland about Major League Baseball's and Commissioner Rob Manfred's initiative to speed up the game, and Leyland, true to fo…
Analysis: What To Expect With The Lions Leadership Change
With very little fanfare, Martha Firestone Ford passed the torch, figuratively, and the job of Detroit Lions principal owner, to her daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp; Just a simple announcement on the Lions’ social media, very low key. You wouldn't expect anything else. That's not the Lio…