University of Michigan football from 1981 to 2013). WJR was the flagship station for Michigan football from 1977-2005. Beckmann formerly called Lions and Tigers games for the station. Paul Carey, former Detroit Tigers and Detroit Pistons announcer Father Charles Coughlin, Roman Catholic priest, and social and political commentator Guy Gordon, early afternoon drive host, former WXYZ-TV and WDIV-TV reporter and anchor. Edgar A. "Bud" Guest 11, host of "The Sunny Side of the Street" and "Guest House". Karl Haas, German-born musicologist who hosted the classical music magazine Adventures in Good Music (later originating from Cleveland station WCLV) Ernie Harwell, former Detroit Tigers announcer (when WJR was the Tigers' flagship station). Lloyd Jackson Sr., Assistant News Director and News Anchor and host of The Big Story Kevin Joyce, former conservative talk show host Bruce Martyn, former Detroit Red Wings announcer J.P. McCarthy, former morning host Jack Paar, Tonight Show host Van Patrick, former sports director and announcer Bob Reynolds, former Detroit Lions and Michigan State football announcer Jay Roberts, host of the overnight music program Night Flight 760 Paul W. Smith, current morning host Ted Strasser, host of the adult standards program Patterns in Music Grace Lee Whitney, actress-singer, later "Janice Rand" on Star Trek. Mike Whorf, host of the music magazine Kaleidoscope, which focused on various music genres, themes, and eras See also Media in Detroit References External links FCC History Cards for WJR (covering 1927-1979 as WJR-WCX / WJR) "WJR: One of a Kind" circa. 1966 promotional video (Internet Archive) 50 Years of Unique Radio (1972) JR Cumulus Media radio stations News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1922 1922 establishments in Michigan Former subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company Clear-channel radio stations Radio stations licensed before 1923 and still broadcasting