Couch & Furniture Moving To Motown

We are excited for veteran programming/production guru Tom Couch, who is moving on to his next chapter — he has been named Associate Director of Programming at Public Radio WDET/Detroit, licensed to Wayne State University. WDET broadcasts many shows from NPR and also airs a considerable amount of local programming. Couch initially spilled the beans in a Facebook post, after which he commented, “This is a great radio station with a rich history and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”

Couch’s lengthy industry resume includes a 15-year run as the Director of Creative Services for Hubbard Radio Classic Rock WDRV (97.1 The Drive)/Chicago, which lasted until December of 2015, when he exited due to budget cuts. Prior to his lengthy stint at The Drive, Couch put in 11 years in a similar role across the street at CBS Radio Triple A WXRT. His impressive history stretches back to the early ’70s — a native of Weston, MA, Couch worked at WBCN and WZLX/Boston as well as WNEW/New York. In the early ’80s he worked in Toronto as a staff writer for the groundbreaking comedy series SCTV.

Weighing in on his sweet new gig, Couch remarked, “This is a fantastic opportunity and I’m thrilled to be joining the talented staff of this great radio station. I’ll be updating the production sounds of the station, assisting with the producing of their Detroit radio magazine, Culture Shift, and working on other programming and podcasts. It’s really exciting.”