Detroit Sports Radio Rankings

With all of the driving that I do, sports radio has become one of my interests. With that said here is the official ATB.com ranking of Detroit sports radio.

1. Stoney and Wojo — It just seems like these guys are friends and it makes for good radio. I love all of the little gimmicks (drop here?) like Wojo's "Happy New Year" and Stoney's "AHHHHHH, Yesssss." It doesn't hurt that they have all of the most relevant interviews with the coaches and writers you actually want to hear from.

2. Morning show with Jamie — I don't know what it is exactly about this show, but Jamie makes it an interesting listen every time. Although the show seems like it could be a little boring, the topics are usually on target and make for a good show.

3. Karsh and Anderson Middays — The right mix of funny and sports talk. By far the strongest show on 97.1

4. Caputo and Fithian Evenings — Although many people don't like him, Pat Caputo is a guilty pleasure of mine. Something about him just draws me to the radio. Fithian is just there, nothing too bad — yet nothing special.

5. Sean Baligian — I used to really like his show, but time has not treated Sean well. His show has hardly changed and it seems like hes running out of ideas. I still enjoy his "Pick 3" segment, but new additions like "Skirts on Sports" just aren't that funny. And they need to cut it out on the overwhelming pro-wrestling sound-drops that are constant throughout the show.

6. Jim Rome — Yuck. Rome is all schick and it's not a good one at that. Coming up with fake names for marijuana and bragging for 15 minutes about how you haven't taken a caller all week does not make for compelling radio.

7. Valenti and Foster — Simply put, this show sucks. Valenti yells and makes outrageous comments all the time, which is fine if it's done right. He seems like he's trying to be a Skip Bayless-type, except that he can't pull it off. This is DNLR — Do not listen radio. Tune the dial to 1130 and listen to Stoney and Wojo.

Honorable Mentions:
These aren't really Detroit radio shows, but since I live in East Lansing and I have to listen to these, I thought I would make mention of them.

Staudt on Sports — Pretty interesting show, as long as they are talking about MSU or pro sports. Far too often the topic turns to Middle School Basketball or Haslett Girls Softball. At that point the show goes from very good to DNLR.

The HUGE Show — He's got the voice, but the show just isn't that good. Far too much of a West-Michigan bias. I know he's based out there, but I don't even think people who live on the west side of the state care about what's going on there.