WJR/Detroit Makes Major Drivetime Moves

• Cumulus Media announced more significant moves in AM and PM drive for heritage News-Talk 760 WJR-AM/Detroit, starting in morning drive with the all new JR Morning with Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie from 6-9am, hosted by Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds. Detroit radio mainstay Renee Vitale also joins the morning team as Co-host of First Thing with Mike Parsons from 5-6am and as WJR’s Morning Traffic and Weather Reporter. And there’s more — Detroit Lions’ great Lomas Brown and WJR’s Sean Baligian will host Sportswrap with Lomas Brown and Sean Baligian weeknights from 6-7pm.

Emmy Award winner Guy Gordon is celebrating more than 40 years as a reporter, anchor, and talk show host. He was previously news anchor for WDIV Local 4 News in Detroit for nine years, following 13 years as anchor of Channel 7 Action News. Pictured, left: Rene Vitale and Lomas Brown.

Jamie Edmonds began her career in 2007 at WILX/Lansing, MI. She transitioned to sports at WEYI-TV/Flint, MI, followed by 11 years at WDIV-TV/Detroit. Edmonds joined 760 WJR in 2021 as a Co-Host alongside Steve Courtney on The Sportsbook, airing Monday nights from 7-8pm.

Lloyd Jackson is a 35-year award-winning broadcasting pro who has covered city politics and hosted several talk shows, including Ask the Mayor, Ask the Governor, and The Big Story.

Lomas Brown played for the Lions for 11 of his 18 NFL seasons, won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay in 2002 and was named to the Pro Bowl from 1990-96. Brown was just inducted into the Lions’ Ring of Honor at Ford Field and has also been named as Grand Marshall of America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day.

Renee Vitale is a native of Southeast Detroit and has spent 24 of her 25 years in radio in Detroit airwaves, co-hosting morning drive on WNIC and WDRQ. For 15 years, she also worked at Specs Howard School of Media Arts, including serving as the Director of Admissions.

Steve Finateri, RVP/Market Manager, Cumulus Detroit, said, JR Morning with Guy, Lloyd and Jamie plus SportsWrap with Lomas Brown and Sean Baligian as bookends to our current big-name local daily shows on WJR has given ‘The Great Voice of The Great Lakes’ more prime time firepower than at any time in the past 20 years!” Ann Thomas, PD of 760 WJR, commented, “I am pleased that Jamie, Lloyd, Lomas and Renee have agreed to be part of WJR’s great new lineup. They all bring a tremendous amount of experience to WJR, and our listeners are going to enjoy their contributions to this great radio station.”