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Matt Shepard
Matt Shepard
Born	Matthew Shepard; 1965 (age 58–59); Farmington Hills, Michigan
Status	Ative
Education	Central Michigan University, B.A., journalism
Occupation(s)	Radio host, television host, and sports announcer / reporter
Notable credit(s)	Radio: talk show host, (WDFN), Michigan Wolverines men's basketball; TV host, (Fox Sports Detroit); American football talk show (Detroit Lions Television Network); play-by-play announcer (Detroit Lions pre-season games), college basketball, college hockey, high school football and basketball (Fox Sports Detroit)
Spouse	Lisa
Children	4

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Matt Shepard (born 1965 in Farmington Hills, Michigan) is an American sports radio and television broadcaster on WDFN, Fox Sports Detroit and the Detroit Lions Television Network covering professional, collegiate and high school sports in the Metro Detroit area 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.^[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-AM from 1993–2001, and at WDFN for the Jamie & Brady show from 2001-2007.

Shepard is the host of the morning show on sports radio WDFN in Detroit,^[2] and 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.

Personal

Shepard, who currently resides in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where he is married to Lisa, with four children.^[2]

Education

High School

Shepard graduated from North Farmington High School in 1983 where he played football and baseball.^[2]

College

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

External links

Profile at WWJ-TV.com

References

^ Fox Sports Detroit On Air Talent - Matt Shepard
^ ^a ^b ^c Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com
^ "Ford Lions Report". DetroitLions.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] Fox Sports Detroit On Air Talent - Matt Shepard

[wdfn-2] Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com

[3] "Ford Lions Report". DetroitLions.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 Shepard has served in a variety of roles since being hired by [[Fox Sports Detroit]] in 1999. Shepard has done [[CCHA]] play-by-play, [[Michigan High School Athletic Association|MHSAA]] championships (Football & Basketball) play-by-play and fill-in play-by-play for the [[Detroit Pistons|Pistons]].<ref>[http://msn.foxsports.com/id/1531065#mshepard Fox Sports Detroit On Air Talent - Matt Shepard]</ref> He also hosted the Pistons pregame show and the [[Detroit Lions|Lions]] postgame show. He also contributes as a features reporter for the network, and formerly did sports updates at [[WWJ (AM)|WWJ-AM]] from 1993–2001, and at [[WDFN]] for the ''[[Jamie Samuelsen|Jamie]] & [[Greg Brady (broadcaster)|Brady]]'' show from 2001-2007.
-Shepard is the host of the morning show on sports radio WDFN in Detroit,<ref name=wdfn>[http://www.wdfn.com/pages/shep.html Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com]</ref> and a [[Sportscaster|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 ''[[Detroit Lions Television Network#The Ford Lions Report|The Ford Lions Report]]''<ref>{{cite news |work=DetroitLions.com |year=2008 |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=74&top=1&level=3| title=Ford Lions Report}}{{Dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref> during the regular season, on the [[Detroit Lions Television Network]].
+Shepard is the host of the morning show on sports radio WDFN in Detroit,<ref name=wdfn>[http://www.wdfn.com/pages/shep.html Matt Shepard Profile at WDFN.com]</ref> and a [[Sportscaster|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 ''[[Detroit Lions Television Network#The Ford Lions Report|The Ford Lions Report]]''<ref>{{cite news|work=DetroitLions.com |year=2008 |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=74&top=1&level=3 |title=Ford Lions Report |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20080912172304/http://www.detroitlions.com:80/section_display.cfm?section_id=74&top=1&level=3 |archivedate=September 12, 2008 }}</ref> during the regular season, on the [[Detroit Lions Television Network]].
 ==Personal==

v t e Detroit Lions
Founded in 1928 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1928–1933) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan
Franchise	Ownership: William Clay Martha Firestone Ford Sheila Ford Hamp Franchise overview Team history in Portsmouth, Ohio
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Lore	1932 NFL Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne 0–16 Miracle in Motown
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Division championships (9)	1935 1952 1953 1954 1957 1983 1991 1993 2023
League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957
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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1930–present) Conference: National Football Conference (1970–present) Division: North Division (2002–present)

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics